bird's nest cobbler

Platte City, MO
Updated on Jul 6, 2013

Summer fruits sing out to be baked in this free form easy to prepare cobbler!

prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups fresh fruit
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 ounces butter
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 11/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk

How To Make bird's nest cobbler

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Wash and prepare fruit. If using peaches, peel, pit and slice peaches in eighths, reserving any juice. If using blackberries, wash and discard debris. **(while fruit is cooking) To a deep cast iron (or heavy, deep dish oven safe dish) add butter and allow to melt in oven. To a large pot add prepared fruit (and reserved juice) and 1/2 c sugar. Allow fruit to cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, 7-9 min. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Step 2
    In a medium bowl combine flour, 3/4 c sugar, baking powder, salt and milk. Mix well. Remove skillet from oven, pour batter over melted butter-Do not stir! Pour fruit and any juice over batter-Do not stir!
  • Step 3
    Return skillet to oven. Bake 33-38 min. Allow to cool slightly (20-25 min) before serving. This is wonderful served warm with a scoop of ice cream.

Discover More

Keyword: #Fruit
Keyword: #cobbler
Keyword: #peach
Keyword: #Southern
Keyword: #blackberry
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: Southern

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