Pear Cobbler

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Harvest an orchard full of flavour with this classic!

  • 6

Ingredients

  • 7 cups (1.75L) sliced and peeled pears
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • Biscuit Topping
  • 1 cup (250 mL) all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) cold butter
  • Biscuit Flavouring
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon rind
  • 3/4 cup (175 mL) buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, gently toss pears with brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and nutmeg. Scrape into 8-inch (2 L) square glass baking dish.

Biscuit Topping: In bowl, whisk together flour; sugar; baking powder; baking soda and salt. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until crumbly.

Biscuit Flavouring: In measuring cup, stir lemon rind into buttermilk; drizzle over flour mixture, stirring with fork to form soft, sticky dough. With spoon, drop dough in 9 evenly spaced mounds over fruit.

Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven for about 35 minutes or until bubbly and topping is light golden and no longer doughy underneath when lifted with spoon.