Cup of Cobbler

This is how my mom always made cobbler. Really easy and yummy and not healthy. :)

Melt 1 stick of butter in bottom of baking dish. Mix 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of all purpose flour, and 1 tbsp baking power in bowl. Pour batter into baking dish with butter, but DON'T MIX. Next, dump fruit onto the top.

You can use 1 big can of canned fruit (like pie filling) or chop up fresh fruit -- I usually use 3-4 cups of fresh fruit. If you are using fresh fruit, it is usually best to save a little bit of the batter to pour over the fresh fruit, because it doesn't really sink into the batter like the canned stuff does. Bake at 350 for one hour.

Notes: I have made this with less than half a stick of butter before. It doesn't get quite as tender as when you use all of the butter, but I feel ok about that. I've done this with strawberries and rhubarb as well as sliced apples mixed with cinnamon and a little bit of brown sugar. (The fresh fruit, of course, is much yummier than the canned stuff. but the canned is ok too.) Can't wait to try it with fresh peaches! Oh, also one time I tried this with whole wheat flour, and that did NOT work. epic failure. just so you know.

posted by Olivia