Fruit Cobbler with Cream Biscuits

Name: Fruit Cobbler with Cream Biscuits
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: --- Biscuits ---; 3/4 cup flour (about 100 g); 2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/8 tsp salt (leave out if using salted butter); 3 Tbsp butter (about 45 g); 3 fl. oz. heavy cream or milk (90-100 ml); --- Fruit Layer ---; 2 cups fruit, such as peaches, pears or berries; 2 tsp sugar, more or less depending on sweetness of the fruit; Whip cream or ice cream for serving

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

This is a simple country-style dessert that can be made with almost any fruit - apples, peaches, cherries, pears. Cobblers are nice and easy since you just top the fruit with sweet biscuit dough and toss it in the oven! Make the biscuits with heavy cream to make it extra decadent ;) Makes 4 portions - I used a 8.5 in. x 5.5 (22 cm x 14 cm) baking dish. Note: The main photo shows a cherry cobbler but in the steps I show an apple cobbler.

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

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Ingredients

60 mins

4 servings

--- Biscuits ---
3/4 cupflour (about 100 g)
2 tspsugar
1 tspbaking powder
1/8 tspsalt (leave out if using salted butter)
3 Tbspbutter (about 45 g)
3 fl. oz.heavy cream or milk (90-100 ml)
--- Fruit Layer ---
2 cupsfruit, such as peaches, pears or berries
2 tspsugar, more or less depending on sweetness of the fruit
Whip cream or ice cream for serving

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Steps

60 mins

1

Prep the biscuits: Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add the cut up butter and crumble it into the flour with your hands until pea-sized.
2

Set aside about 2 teaspoons of the cream for later. Pour in the rest of heavy cream into the flour and lightly mix in until the dough comes together.
3

Roll out dough onto a floured surface and lightly knead a couple of times until you can shape it. Shape into a small roll.
4

Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside while preparing the fruit.
5

Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C.
Prepare the fruit: Peel skins and remove any pits if necessary. Cut large fruits into bite-sized chunks.
6

Toss with sugar and flour. (If your fruit is super sweet, you can leave it out, or if it's something tart like rhubarb, you probably want to add more). Taste and add more sugar if desired. Optionally sprinkled in some cinnamon or other sweet spices.
7

Pile fruit into a ceramic or glass baking dish. For less juicy fruits like apples, add a tablespoon or two of water, so it doesn't dry out during baking. Top with the biscuits and brush the biscuits with the bit of remaining cream set aside from earlier.
8

Bake for 35-50 minutes, or until the cream biscuits are golden brown and the fruit is bubbling. Note: if the biscuits start to brown too much before the fruit is finished, lightly cover with a piece of aluminum foil during baking.
9

Serve warm, with whipped cream or ice cream if you like!

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Felice @morinoko

on April 08, 2015 04:08

Connecticut, United States

I grew up in Southern Germany and Ohio, and spent 10 years in Japan. I love bread baking, #German food, and healthy, homestyle cooking in general inspired by my family and the seasons.Follow my cooking adventures on Instagram :)https://instagram.com/morinoko_