Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 c Fresh sour cherries, pitted 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 c Granulated sugar 6 tb Butter, cut into chunks
2 1/2 tb Cornstarch 1/4 c Milk
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 1 lg Egg
1 1/2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 lg Egg yolk beaten with 1 t
2 tb Light brown sugar -water (opt)

1. Heat oven to 375'F. Grease 2-quart shallow round baking dish.

2. In medium-size bowl, toss cherries with granulated sugar,
cornstarch, and nutmeg. Turn cherry mixture into baking dish.

3. In medium-size bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and baking
powder. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into flour
mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center
of the mixture.

4. In 1-cup measuring cup, beat milk and egg. Pour into flour
mixture. With fork, mix until well combined.

5. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead a few times,
then pat into a round to fit top of baking dish. Cut 3 slits in dough
round and place over cherries in dish. If desired, brush the top with
beaten egg-yoik mixture.

6. Bake cobbler 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden and cherry
filling bubbles in center. Serve warm.

Country Cooking/Summer/94 Scanned fixed by Di and Gary

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