Easy Fruit Cobbler Recipe

Answer 1

Cobbler has been around a long time. The oldest cobbler recipe to survive to the present day was written in 1864, although the basic process for making cobbler may be much older than that. A number of desserts are actually cobblers in disguise, or pretty cobbler-like in terms of their ingredients and directions. A kind of poor man's pie, some other incarnations of cobbler include: crow's nest pudding (our favorite name), pandowdy, crisp, grunt and slump. One reason this hearty, autumn dessert is so pervasive, is that it's easy to prepare and very versatile.

We've outlined the basic process for making fruit cobbler below. It can be prepared with almost any type of fruit. This includes fresh fruit, canned fruit, pie filling and even some types of jam. Once you've made one cobbler, the creative options will become clear.

Easy Fruit Cobbler Recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter 1-1/2 cups white flour 1-1/2 cups white granulated sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1-1/2 cups milk 1 tsp. almond or vanilla extract 4 cups fresh cooked or canned fruit, drained well

Instructions

Place butter in a medium sized baking dish (9" x 13"), and melt in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 2 minutes -- or until bubbly but not brown. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir to incorporate. Add milk and extract. Beat until smooth. Set aside for five minutes. Add flour mixture to the buttered pan in an even layer. Ladle fruit onto flour mixture in evenly spaced, tablespoon sized dollops. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, turning once during the baking process.

Recipe serves 6

Tips: Serve with ice cream, whipped cream or cheese. Cobbler is also delicious reheated.