Better Than Pie?

I know what you must be thinking. "He's gone too far. He's finally lost it!" Well, first, I'm not sure what "it" ever was. But also, I'm quite serious about that statement. Today, I wanted to give you folks a recipe for cobbler. Which is kinda like pie, but all grown up. Some of my readers are already familiar with this cobbler concept. But for everyone else, I've done the research, so you don't have to. It works great as breakfast, dessert, or any other time. Sound good? Great! Let's get into it!

A little history to start with. Back in the 18th century (Ah, the good old days.) fruit was either super abundant, or hard to come by. But whatever hardships, people just knew it was good for you. So at every level, they found ways to work it into food. Jams and jellies, sure. But also, tarts and trifles, slumps and flummery. You get the idea. But pies and cobblers were the major survivors out of all that. And while most people know pie, cobbler is just a tad bit more. Impressive, filling, versatile. You name it. To make one, you'll need:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

1/2 cup oil

2/3 cup milk

16 oz. fruit (cans work well.)

That first part is pretty much your standard drop biscuit recipe. Which has tons of uses, and will probably make future appearences. But for now, you'll want to start by combining all your dry ingredients, such as flour and sugar, in a large mixing bowl. Once that's done, you mix them well, and you can make a crater in the middle. Or not, but it does make this next thing easier. You'll take your shortening, for which I prefer olive oil, and your milk, and pour them into the crater. At this point, you're just gonna mix again, until everything is very well combined, and your halfway there!

Then, in a big baking dish, go ahead and make a layer of your fruit, juice and all. If you use fresh, youll have to wash and prep it, but you knew that. If you're using frozen or canned, just dump it in, and you're good!

And now, take your mixing spoon (Or a different one, I guess.) And cover the fruit in the baking dish with a layer of biscuit batter. And I like to top mine with cinnamon sugar, but you're welcome to have fun with it. Carefully place you cobbler in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown. When that's done, use your oven mitts to remove it, making sure you avoid steam from the oven. Allow to cool on a flat surface, serve, and enjoy!

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