Fruit Cobbler with Batter Topping

Name: Fruit Cobbler with Batter Topping
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup, sugar, plus 1 tablespoon; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 3/4 cup, milk; 2 cups, fruit or berries, sliced (not sweetened or thickened)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1996

Desserts or Baked Goods

Four cobbler toppings and a choice of fruit give cooks freedom of choice based on fruit, time, and ingredients on hand.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a cobbler recipe with a contrast of crisp topping and tender fruit. The key to this cobbler recipe was to not mix the butter into the batter—without mixing, the butter surfaces to form a thin, crisp top.

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