I am lucky enough to have parents that love gardening as much as we do and always has fruit and veggies to spare. One thing they have a ton of is cherry trees. The kids and I went over there late last week and came home with probably 20 quarts of sour cherries! I had told her that I wanted enough to can 2 quarts...well, I ended up canning 4 quarts plus 10 pints! I also have plenty of cherries leftover to dehydrate and juice leftover to make homemade grenadine.
Another thing that I decided to make? Cherry Cobbler. Cobbler is such an easy dessert and this was tart, sweet, and delicious!
Cherry Cobbler
Ingredients:
Another thing that I decided to make? Cherry Cobbler. Cobbler is such an easy dessert and this was tart, sweet, and delicious!
Cherry Cobbler
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp soft unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 pint (2 cups) sour cherries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp almond extract
Boiling Water
Boiling Water
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and 8x8 pan, and drain cherries reserving any liquid.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, 1/2 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, milk, and salt until a smooth batter is formed. Spread batter in prepared pan.
3. In the same bowl (no reason to dirty another!), combine the sugar, drained cherries and almond extract. Add enough boiling water to the reserved cherry juice to measure 1 1/2 cups. Add to the cherries and mix well. Top the batter with the cherry mixture.
4. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the batter rises and begins to turn golden brown. Remove and allow to cool. Serve and enjoy!