Okay, so I'll admit to catching the occasional episode of Martha Stewart while on summer holiday. This week I saw one of Martha's food editors demonstrate a southern-style fruit cobbler that I just loved because it was a really simple batter to make and was different from the sweet-biscuit-dough-on-top type that I've made before.
The editor's name is Virginia Willis and she was on the programme to promote her new book, Bon Appetit, Y'all. I managed to find the recipe on www.marthastewart.com under "Blackberry Cobbler".
Since I didn't have any blackberries but I did have some apples that needed to be eaten up, I decided to make apple cobbler. I also used a 9" X13" pan - the original recipe used a cast-iron skillet. In my haste for the recipe I wrote it down quickly on a scrap piece of paper and there wasn't an egg in the batter. So I added an egg thinking I simply forgot to write it down (although I checked the website and there isn't an egg in the original recipe - note to self - keep that recipe for when there are no eggs in the fridge!).
Everyone in the family said this was really good (despite the absence of chocolate) and I would definitely make it again. Next time, maybe raspberries or peaches or raspberries and peaches...
Nancy's Fruit Cobbler
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup 2% milk
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup melted butter
*Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9"X13" pan. Mix together the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Mix together the milk, egg and vanilla. Pour the liquid mix into the dry ingredients and stir until just blended. Add in the melted butter and pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the fruit over the top. Bake for 40 minutes.
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