World's Best Fruit Cobbler Recipe

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World's Best Fruit Cobbler

From Dorothy McNett's Recipe Book at www.dorothymcnett.com. Use ANY fruit, such as peaches, apples, apricots, cherries, plums...

1/2 cup butter
3-4 cups fruit and its juices
1-2 tablespoons crystalline candied ginger, if desired
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of sea salt
3/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup milk

Put the butter in a deep casserole at least 9 inches in diameter, put it in a cold oven, and preheat to 350 degrees. If the fruit is not juicy, sprinkle it with some of the sugar and set aside for a while. Whisk together the baking powder, salt, flour, sugar in a bowl and then add the milk with extract and mix well. Mixture will be thin. When the butter has melted and the oven has reached 350 degrees, pour the batter all at once into the dish, then pour the fruit and juices into the center of the batter. Do not stir. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the batter is done and the top is golden brown. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.

Recipe created 1994-07-04.