My husband found this
recipe on the internet, it was called The Best in the West Berry Cobbler.
He said that it had 22 reviews and all of them were positive. With the
recipe in hand, he headed to the kitchen to bake us a blueberry cobbler.
This cobbler recipe is
like no other cobbler recipe that I have seen before. The most
interesting part of the recipe is that you pour boiling water over the batter
and sugar layers without stirring it in at all just before you place it in the
oven. Leaving a layer of water floating on the top. I was very
skeptical about this step but at least 22 others had done it before with great
results, so who was I to question this method?
Pour hot water over the top without mixing. |
This turned out to be a
wonderful recipe! The
finished product had a beautifully browned top with the berries oozing up the
sides. The best way I can describe
the topping is that it had a crisp sugary top that almost glistened and a
moist cake finish just below it. The fresh blueberries added a gentle level of
tartness which brought everything in balance.
You could use pretty much
any kind of berries or a combination. One of my husbands favorite
combinations is peach and blueberries.
The batter will be very thick. |
Kono made a couple of
changes to the original recipe. First he substituted lemon sugar for the
regular sugar that he used to sprinkle over the top to give it a lemony
twist. The second was a no brainer. The original recipe called for
shortening, I don’t think so?, at least not in this butter loving house.
BLUEBERRY COBBLER
BERRIES
3
cups blueberries
1
Tbsp. cornstarch (2 Tbsp. total)
Toss berries with 1 Tbsp. cornstarch and place in the bottom of a buttered 8X8 square baking dish.
BATTER
3
Tbsp. butter, softened
¾
cups sugar (1 ¼ cup total)
1
cup flour
1
tsp. baking powder
¼
tsp. salt
½
cup milk
Sift the flour, baking
powder and salt together and set aside.
Cream the butter with the
sugar. Add the dry mix and milk alternately to the creamed butter until
it is combined. Batter will be thick. Spread batter over berries.
TOPPING
½
cup lemon sugar or granulated
sugar
1
Tbsp. cornstarch
1
cup boiling water
Combine sugar with 1 Tbsp. cornstarch and sprinkle evenly over the batter. Pour boiling water over
the every thing. DON’T MIX!
Bake in a 350 degree oven
for 45 minutes then 375 for 5 minutes.
I love this recipe! Perfect for when company comes by. I always have frozen berries in my freezer and everything else is pretty much always in my pantry. So when unexpected guests drop by, I whip up a cobbler and guests think I'm Betty Crocker! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree. Simply delicious. Yay for Heather Crocker!!!
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