It's time for some cooking! I came across a very nice looking recipe for cherry cobbler, which was good since I'd found cherries for sale at Trader Joe's: 3 pounds for six bucks. Can't beat that with a stick. Pictures follow the recipe.

Cherry Cobbler

• 1 cup all-purpose flour


• 2 tbs sugar


• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder


• 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)


• 1/4 cup butter or margarine


• 6 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened pitted red cherries


• 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar


• 4 tsp cornstarch


• 1 egg


• 1/4 cup milk


• Vanilla ice cream (optional)

1. For topping: in a medium bowl stir together flour, the 2 tbs sugar, baking powder and optional cinnamon. Cut in butter/margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.


2. For filling: in a saucepan combine the cherries, 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar, cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. Let stand for 10 minutes (20 minutes if using frozen fruit). Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Keep filling hot.


3. In a small bowl stir together the egg and milk. Add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Transfer the hot filling to a greased 2-quart baking dish. Using a spoon, drop topping onto small mounds on top of filling.


4. Bake cobbler in a 400 degree oven for 20 - 25 minutes, until top is firm and somewhat browned. Serve warm or at room temperature with optional ice cream.

Cherries

Cooking

Unbaked

Baked

Originally posted on margy423.vox.com