Blueberry Cobbler
This isn’t just blueberry cobbler. It’s blueberry cobbler with cornmeal biscuit topping. The addition of fine cornmeal in a biscuit makes for a sweet, tender topping for the juicy berries. The blueberries are dressed simply in lemon juice and a pinch of cinnamon. This dessert begs for a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and two spoons.
Blueberry Cobbler
Makes 1 small cobbler in a 3-cup dish.
Ingredients
For the berries:
- 1½ cups fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 lemon, juiced
- pinch of cinnamon
For the cornmeal biscuit topping:
- 6 tablespoons unbleached flour
- 2 tablespoons finely ground cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon sugar plus 1 teaspoon, divided
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°.
- In a medium bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining filling ingredients. Pour into a 3-cup capacity baking dish.
- In another bowl, stir together with a fork the flour, cornmeal, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the flour mixture. Rub the flour and butter mixture between your fingertips until the butter is evenly dispersed and is the size of small peas. Pour in the cold heavy cream and stir until a dough forms.
- Dot the dough in marble-sized pieces over the berries. Sprinkle the remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar on top.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the berries are bubbling and the cornmeal biscuit topping is nicely browned. Let cool slightly before serving.
This looks fabulous! Oh yum! I have a carton of blueberries about to go bad…and now I know what I will be making with them!
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This sounds really good!!
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Mmm, how luscious! And it would be so easy to veganize too, it seems a shame not to. When I can finally get local blueberries, this is near the top of my “to bake” list! And yes, ice cream is a mandatory topper in my eyes.
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Fellow homesick Texan/writer! (about our grandparents’ day)–and I have been craving cobbler and blueberries in the refrigerator. Thank you!
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One of my favorite summer desserts!
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Oh yum! Cornmeal in a biscuit, yes please!
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We made this last night with a few adaptions and a drizzle of heavy cream on top… it was fan.tas.tic!
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