Recipe#4685

Title: Cherry or Peach Cobbler

From: Sandy Gamble 
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 1996 23:14:23 -0700 (MST) 
From the personal MM recipe database of Sandy Gamble 

      Yield: 6 servings
      5 c  Cherries or Peaches
           -fresh or canned
  2 1/2 tb Lemon Juice
    1/3 c  Granulated Sugar
    1/3 c  Brown Sugar; packed
  2 1/2 tb Cornstarch
      1 ts Ground Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Ground Nutmeg
      1 tb Vanilla
           *If Using Cherries Add
      1 ts Almond Extract
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      1 c  All-Purpose Flour
      1 tb Granulated Sugar
      1 ts Baking Powder
    1/4 ts Salt
      2 tb Butter or Margarine
    1/3 c  To 1/2 cup Milk
  Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
 
  Drain cherries or peaches, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Discard the
  remaining juice. Combine fruit and lemon juice and set aside. In a
  saucepan, combine sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir in
  reserved fruit juice. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently about 2
  minutes. Remove from heat and add fruit and vanilla. If using
  cherries, stir in almond extract instead of the vanilla. Pour into an
  ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.
 
  For topping, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in
  butter until crumbly. Stir in enough milk to moisten. Drop by
  tablespoonfuls over fruit mixture. Bake at 450 for 10 to 13 minutes
  or until golden brown.
 
  * We like doubling the dough recipe. If you do, bake at 400 degrees F.
    for 20 to 25 minutes