When summer abounds with sweet, colorful berries, there is no better way to showcase them than in a buttery biscuit-topped cobbler.
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
Berries:
6-7 cups fresh mixed berries: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and/or roughly chopped strawberries
1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g)
3 Tbs. (24g) cornstarch
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Biscuit Topping:
1 1/3 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
3 Tbs. (37g) granulated sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup salted butter, very cold (57g)
1/2 cup buttermilk, cold (plus 1 Tbs. if needed)
2 tsp. coarse decorating sugar or turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Lightly spray a 3-qt baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the berries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Toss with a rubber spatula until the berries are thoroughly coated. Pour the berry mixture into the baking dish.
- Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix with a rubber spatula to combine.
- Using the coarse side of a box grater or hand grater, grate the butter directly into the bowl of flour. Gently mix with a rubber spatula to distribute the butter pieces.
- Pour the buttermilk over the flour and butter mixture. Gently begin mixing the wet ingredients into the dry with a rubber spatula, working it as little as possible, until it is combined into a crumbly dough. The dough should just hold together and be slightly tacky, but not sticky. Add an additional tablespoons of buttermilk if needed to bring the dough together.
- With clean, dampened hands, take roughly 3 Tablespoons of the dough and gently form it into a ragged circle, about 1/2” thick. Place the dough on top of the berries. Repeat with the remaining dough, covering the surface of the berries. Sprinkle coarse sugar over the dough.
- Transfer the baking dish to the middle rack of the oven.
- Bake the cobbler for 40-45 minutes, until the topping is a deep golden brown and the dish bubbles at the edges. Check the cobbler is done by inserting a toothpick through the topping. It is ready when the toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven. Allow the cobbler to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream, of course.
