Blueberry-rum Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups fresh blueberries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons lime zest
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening
• 1 cup half-and-half cream (or use full-fat milk)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 butter an 8-inch baking dish.
• 3 if using fresh strawberries then slice in half.
• 4 place all berries in a large bowl.
• 5 in a small bowl using a fork, stir the 3/4 cup sugar with cornstarch until well blended; add to the berries with the rum and orange peel; stir gently to coat.
• 6 transfer the mixture into prepared baking dish and spread out evenly.
• 7 to make the topping: using a fork, stir the flour with baking powder, lime peel, salt and sugar; cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles oatmeal.
• 8 make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the half and half or milk; mix just until a wet dough forms (do not overmix!).
• 9 drop by spoonfuls over the berries in the baking dish using the back of the spoon to spread a little dough just over the open spaces (you do not have to cover the open spaces completely).
• 10 sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.
• 11 place the baking dish onto a baking sheet to catch any drips.
• 12 bake until the topping is golden and cooked through (about 50-55 minutes, insert a skewer into the center of the coobler, if it comes out fairly clean except for the berries, then it is done).
• 13 delicious!