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Texas-Style Blueberry Cobbler

Source of Recipe

From "The New Essentials Cookbook" by America's Test Kitchen


Recipe Introduction

"In much of America, cobblers have a biscuit topping. But in Texas Hill Country, it's a wholly different dessert: Melt lots of butter in a baking dish, add a simple batter and some sugar, then scatter on fruit. The fruit sinks during baking and forms juicy pockets underneath a craggy top. But versions we tried were thin and a little bland. We scaled it up and shifted most of the butter into our batter to enrich it while avoiding a greasy base. Swapping out Texas peaches for blueberries transported the cobbler to New England in summer. A potato masher broke them up, producing a more cohesive filling. Finally, a hit of lemon sugar, both sprinkled on top and mixed with the berries, brightened the cobbler and gave it a crisp top. Keep a close eye on the butter as it melts in the oven so that it doesn't scorch. Place the hot baking dish with butter on a wire rack after removing it from the oven. Avoid untreated aluminum pans here. Serve with vanilla ice cream."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, plus 8 tablespoons melted and cooled
â—¦ 1 ½ cups (10 ½ ounces) sugar
â—¦ 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest
â—¦ 15 ounces (3 cups) blueberries (thawed if frozen)
â—¦ 1 ½ cups (7 ½ ounces) all-purpose flour
â—¦ 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
â—¦ ¾ teaspoon salt
â—¦ 1 ½ cups milk


Recipe

Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Place 4 tablespoons cut-up butter in 13 by 9-inch baking dish and transfer to oven. Heat until butter is melted, 8 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, pulse ¼ cup sugar and lemon zest in food processor until combined, about 5 pulses; set aside. Using potato masher, mash blueberries and 1 tablespoon lemon sugar together in bowl until berries are coarsely mashed.

Combine flour, remaining 1 ¼ cups sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Whisk in milk and 8 tablespoons melted butter until smooth. Remove baking dish from oven, transfer to wire rack, and pour batter into prepared baking dish. Dollop mashed blueberry mixture evenly over batter and sprinkle with remaining lemon sugar. Bake cobbler until golden brown and edges are crisp, 45 to 50 minutes, rotating dish halfway through baking. Let cobbler cool on wire rack for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Serves 8 to 10