Pear Cobbler
Harvest an orchardful of flavour with this old-fashioned cobbler.
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
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7 cups (1.75 L) sliced peeled pears
1/3 cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar
1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
pinch ground nutmeg
Biscuit Topping
1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 mL) granulated sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 mL) baking soda
pinch salt
1/4 cup (50 mL) cold butter
Biscuit Flavouring
1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon rind
3/4 cup (175 mL) buttermilk
Preparation:
In large bowl, gently toss pears with brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and nutmeg. Scrape into 8-inch (2 L) square glass baking dish.
Biscuit Topping: In bowl, whisk together flour; sugar; baking powder; baking soda and salt. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until crumbly.
Biscuit Flavouring: In measuring cup, stir lemon rind into buttermilk; drizzle over flour mixture, stirring with fork to form soft, sticky dough. With spoon, drop dough in 9 evenly spaced mounds over fruit.
Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven for about 35 minutes or until bubbly and topping is light golden and no longer doughy underneath when lifted with spoon.
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