bird's nest cobbler

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Joan Penney
Platte City, MO

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

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For bird's nest cobbler

  • 1 1/2 c
    fresh fruit
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 4 oz
    butter
  • 1 c
    all purpose flour
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 11/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    milk

How To Make bird's nest cobbler

  • 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.
  • 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!
  • 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.
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