Cherry Plum Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 4 cups pitted cherries (about 1 1/3 pounds)
• 3 cups sliced plums, unpeeled (about 1 1/4 pounds)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 to prepare the biscuits, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. cut in shortening with a pastry cutter or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. add buttermilk; stir just until moist.
• 2 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 3 to prepare the fruit filling, combine cherries, plums, sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and orange juice. mix gently. spoon into a 9-inch square or 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• 4 drop biscuit dough over filling to form 9 mounds. bake 45 minutes or until biscuits are golden and filling is bubbly.