How to Make Cobbler

A traditional peach cobbler is an easy homemade dessert.

The earliest meaning of the word "cobbler" refers to one who makes (or "cobbles") shoes. Sometime later, "to cobble" came to mean "to put together clumsily or roughly" (American Heritage Dictionary). This second meaning is most likely the origin of the name of fruit-based dessert known as "cobbler," in which the ingredients are thrown together with little of the precision required to make a classic fruit pie. Cobblers are thus easy to make.

Things You'll Need

• 2-quart capacity glass baking dish
• 4 to 5 cups fresh, canned or thawed frozen fruit (any kind you like)
• 1 cup Bisquick
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 stick softened butter
• Mixing bowl
• Large spoon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. Spread the fruit evenly in the bottom of the baking dish.

3. Mix together the rest of the ingredients and spread the mixture evenly over the fruit.

4. Bake for 45 minutes, or until crust is golden.

Tips & Warnings

• Spray a non-stick cooking oil on the bottom of the baking dish to keep the fruit from sticking. Insert a toothpick into the crust to check for doneness.

References

• The New All Purpose Joy of Cooking; Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker; 1997
• Diana's Kitchen: Peggy's Quick Cobbler
• Food Network: Paula Deen's Peach Cobbler

Resources

• Mom's Bisquick Cobbler