Thursday, July 7, 2011

Blueberry Peach Cobbler


Okay, this is super yummy!!  Delicious!  Seriously, it has happened that we made this 3 times in one week.  And if it not summer, feel free to use frozen fruit to make this!

Ingredients
1 lb peaches, sliced (peeled if you wish)
1 lb blueberries
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup sugar, divided (or splenda, if you prefer)
1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1/2 all-purpose, 1/2 whole wheat)
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1-2 tbsp turbinado sugar

  1. Preheat over to 400 degrees.
  2. Combing first 3 ingredients in large bowl.
  3. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon in small bowl.  Add sugar mixture to fruit, tossing to coat.
  4. Spoon fruit mixture to 8x8 (or a little larger) baking dish.
  5. Combing flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.  
  6. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives (or potato masher) until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  7. Combine buttermilk and egg in measuring cup or small bowl.  Stir with whisk until egg is beaten.
  8. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture.  Stir until moist.
  9. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto fruit mixture to form 8 dumplings.  Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
  10. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until browned.
Allow to cool slightly and serve with ice cream!