Cherry Plum Cobbler
- Yield: 9 servings
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
Fresh cherries and plums make a surprisingly delicious combo in this comforting dessert.
Ingredients
- Biscuits:
- 1 1/4cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4cup sugar
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1/4cup vegetable shortening
- 1/3cup buttermilk
- Fruit Filling:
- 4cups pitted cherries (about 1 1/3 pounds)
- 3cups sliced plums, unpeeled (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 3/4cup sugar
- 1tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/8teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4cup orange juice
Instructions
- To prepare the biscuits, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry cutter or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk; stir just until moist.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- To prepare the fruit filling, combine cherries, plums, sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and orange juice. Mix gently. Spoon into a 9-inch square or 1 1⁄2-quart baking dish.
- Drop biscuit dough over filling to form 9 mounds. Bake 45 minutes or until biscuits are golden and filling is bubbly.
Recipe by Jean Kressy.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 280
- Glycemic Load 17.73
- Fat 6g
- Saturated Fat 1.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.5g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 180mg
- Potassium 290mg
- Carbohydrate 55g
- Fiber 3g
- Sugars 38g
- Protein 3g
- Trans Fat 1g
- Vitamin A 6%
- Vitamin C 25%
- Calcium 8%
- Iron 8%