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Red Cherry Cobbler Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 can (1 pound) red pitted cherries
1 T cornstarch or flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp.salt
1/4 sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup blanched almonds
1/3 cup milk
Directions:
Directions:
Drain cherries; reserve 1/2 cup of the juice. Place cherries in greased 9 inch iron skillet or 10 by 6 in baking dish. Sprinkle cornstarch over fruit. Combine the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp salt and reserved cherry juice; pour over cherries.

Meanwhile, sift flour,baking powder, salt and 1/4 cup sugar together. Cut in shortening.Add almonds and mix well. Add milk; stir to make a soft dough. Drop dough by small spoonfuls on cherries. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm with cream.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6 to 8
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is from my mother, Lenore Fahey. It was one of my favorite desserts as a kid. The recipe went missing, and she couldn't remember how to make it in her later years, but after she died I found a newspaper clipping of it!

 

 

 

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