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Strawberry Cobbler

Source of Recipe


From "The Best Light Recipe" by the editors of Cook's Illustrated






List of Ingredients



• -- Filling --
  
• 2 quarts strawberries, rinsed and hulled
  
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar *
  
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• .
  
• -- Biscuit Topping --
  
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  
• 3 Tbsp yellow cornmeal
  
• 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
  
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
  






Instructions



1. For the filling:
   Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 400° F. Toss the fruit filling ingredients together in a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Place the pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the fruit releases its liquid and is hot and bubbling around the edges, about 20 to 30 minutes.
   
   
2. For the biscuit topping:
   Meanwhile, whisk the flour, cornmeal, 1/4 cup of sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl; set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, butter and vanilla together; set aside. In a third bowl, mix the remaining 2 teaspoons sugar with the cinnamon; set aside.
   
   
3. When the filling is ready, stir the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined and no pockets of flour remain. Remove the cobbler filling from the oven and stir. Pinch off 8 equal pieces of the biscuit dough and arrange them on top of the hot filling, spaced 1/2-inch apart. Sprinkle the tops of the biscuits with the cinnamon sugar. Continue to bake the cobbler until the biscuits are golden brown on top and cooked through, and the filling is again hot and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes.
   
   Cool the cobbler on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving.
   
   






Final Comments


* Before you assemble the filling, first taste the strawberries. Add the smaller amount of sugar if the berries are on the sweet side; add more sugar if the strawberries are tart.