Plum and Ginger Cobbler

Name: Plum and Ginger Cobbler
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) butter, cut into small cubes and chilled; 237 milliliters Up plus 2 tablespoons chilled buttermilk; 5 cardamom pods, lightly crushed; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 213 grams 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps minced fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 907 grams ripe plums (about 6 medium), sliced into eighths; 5 star anise petals; 2 teaspoons sugar; 177 milliliters turbinado (raw) sugar

Plum and Ginger Cobbler might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 10g of fat, and If you have flour, cardamom pods, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425°F. Toss plums and ginger with cornstarch in a large bowl till well combined. Dump into 10-inch cast iron or non-stick skillet with sugar, salt, anise, and cardamom.

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Corn Starch

Cardamom

Ginger

Anise

Plum

Sugar

Salt

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Frying Pan

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Oven

Add 1/4 cup water and place over medium heat until simmering. Reduce heat to maintain slow simmer and cook until you can draw lines in the bottom of the pan with a spoon, about 15 minutes.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Remove the star anise and cardamom pods and discard.

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Cardamom Pods

Star Anise

Whisk together flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in large bowl.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

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Add the butter, rubbing it into the flour by squeezing into long, flat pieces between your fingertips and thumb. When the mixture looks mealy, add 1/2 cup of buttermilk and stir together with your hands until mixture clumps together into cohesive mass when pressed. If necessary, incorporate up to 2 tablespoons more buttermilk. Be careful not to overknead dough.

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Buttermilk

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Form two-tablespoon balls with a portion scoop or large spoon and place on top of fruit. Leave 1/2 inch of space between the dough balls.

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Dough

Fruit

Transfer skillet to oven and bake until biscuits have browned slightly and interiors aren't gooey when poked with a knife, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Biscuits

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Knife

Let the cobbler rest for at least half an hour for the fruit base to set before serving.

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Fruit

Base

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Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 6Tbsps

(3/4 stick) butter, cut into small cubes and chilled 237milliliters

Up plus 2 tablespoons chilled buttermilk 5

cardamom pods, lightly crushed 2Tbsps

cornstarch 213grams

1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

minced fresh ginger 1teaspoon

kosher salt 907grams

ripe plums (about 6 medium), sliced into eighths 5

star anise petals 2teaspoons

sugar 177milliliters

turbinado (raw) sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. 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. You could try Selbach Oster Mosel Riesling Kabinett. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 15 dollars per bottle.