Cobbler of Unspecified Filling

 

Cobbler

• 1 Stick of butter

• 1 Cup of Flour

• 1 Cup of Sugar

• 1 Cup of Milk

• 1 Can of Pie filling

Preheat the oven to 350°. Place butter into an oven safe baking dish. Place dish of butter into oven. In a bowl, mix flour sugar and milk. Stir until smooth. Pour mix over melted butter. Drop Spoonfuls of pie filling over batter mixture. Bake for approximately 30 minutes until the dough is cooked. 

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This simple cobbler is just that – simple. It will not win any prizes for its complexity or its difficulty. You will notice that the title, the ingredients list, nor the instructions indicate which fruit is being served in this dish. This is by design. You can use whatever pie filling that you can find. (Or you can make a pie filling from scratch using whatever fruits you like.) While the more common cherry or peach are very tasty, apple or blackberry pie fillings also make delicious cobblers. While this recipe isn’t very specific about the filling. It makes up for that shortcoming with flexibility.

As simple as this recipe is, and as easy as it is to prepare, it is still quite yummy.  Every time I serve it, it disappears. Sometimes it is served as the only dessert, but other times, for gatherings or holidays, it may be served in addition to or alongside other sweet dishes. Cobbler pairs well with ice cream or other fruit dishes. 

This recipe was added to my collection by chance. My father-in-law was making a cherry delight, (Recipe to be posted later.) which calls for cherry pie filling. He had forgotten to pick any up during his grocery buying excursions. He was hosting Thanksgiving dinner and asked me to get some cherry pie filling on my way. I neglected to ask how many cans he needed, or to ask if he had a preferred brand. When I found the shelf in the market that held the pie filling, there were two brands. I go two cans of each brand – four cans total. As it turned out, he only needed one can. The other three cans ended up living in my pantry. 

A few weeks later I was getting everything together for Christmas dinner. I always make a butterscotch parfait, my brother’s favorite, but I wanted to have another dessert option available. I remembered that I had several cans of cherry pie filling, so I decided that I would learn to make a cherry cobbler. I even joked with my brother saying that I had made the cobbler “instead of” the butterscotch dessert. He didn’t miss a beat, and said “I already saw the broccoli cheese squares coming out of the oven, so we are good.” (Broccoli Cheese Squares Recipe found here).

I am glad that I made the cobbler. Everyone really enjoyed it. The cherries were sweet and tart, and the breading baked up around it to be crispy, flaky and buttery. 

I like that it is an easy recipe to remember. It is one of everything. A cup and a cup and a cup and a can and a stick. The hardest part is to remember what temperature to set the oven to, and even that isn’t tough. 

If you ever get a chance to try the cobbler, let me know in the comments if you liked it. Let me know if you added any extra ingredients, like maybe nuts or lemon juice, and if the extra ingredients worked out for you I like to learn about how people modify the recipes. 

Try the cobbler, I recommend it.