Blackberry-Pear Cobbler

Blackberry-Pear Cobbler
Blackberry-Pear Cobbler might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 414 calories. This recipe serves 6. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. Head to the store and pick up sugar, butter, baking powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 1/2- quart baking dish with 2-inch-high sides. Gently toss berries, pears, 2/3 cup sugar, wine, peel, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl.
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Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in another medium bowl.
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Add milk, melted butter, and almond extract; whisk until blended.
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Spread batter in prepared dish.
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Place berry-pear mixture atop batter (do not stir).
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Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
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Bake cobbler until crust is set in center and brown at edges, about 1 hour. Cool 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar; serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
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Why not stir the fruit into the batter? Left undisturbed, the batter puffs up around the fruit during baking, forming a crusty edge.
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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Forge Cellars Classique Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.
Forge Cellars Classique Riesling
Forge Cellars Classique Riesling
#31 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2017 Forge Cellars' most important wine aims to reveal the true nature of the vintage and to explore the terroir of east SenecaLake. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in neutral French barriques (65%) and the remaining in stainless steel. With this level of ripeness, fermentations continued into late spring in order to finish bone dry.Quince, lemon, fennel and slatemingle with marzipan and white chocolate, supported by precise acidity.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score3
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