Cherry Plum Cobbler
Kitchen Tested 
- Yield 9 servings
- Prep 20 mins
- Cook 45 mins
Two red fruits, perfect together, topped with biscuits.
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
Fresh cherries and plums make a surprisingly delicious combo in this comforting dessert.
Ingredients
- Biscuits:
- 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
- Fruit Filling:
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- 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.
- Drop biscuit dough over filling to form 9 mounds. Bake 45 minutes or until biscuits are golden and filling is bubbly.
Recipe by Jean Kressy.
