sweet dark cherry cobbler

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• filling:
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• topping:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons shortening

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a large saucepan; stir in water until mixture is smooth. add cherries and butter to sugar mixture and bring to a boil; cook and stir until cherry mixture is thickened, about 2 minutes. pour cherry filling into the prepared baking dish.
• mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir milk into flour mixture until topping is just moistened. drop topping by spoonfuls over cherry filling; sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over topping.
• bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.