What says "Americana-Summer" more than a blueberry cobbler? It is yummy fresh out of the oven, or room temperature the day after. A cobbler consists of a thick crust and fruit filling. This specific recipe does not use the traditional biscuit-like crust. It does however, layer the fruit between a flour based, butter crust which still allows it to be considered a cobbler. During the time of its invention, the Pilgrims that came to America would alter the traditional family recipes to fit their new environment. If ingredients in the recipes weren't available, they would improvise. This led to the diversity of the many different recipes. Similarly, the lack of consistent ingredient availability made way for other delicious culinary creations. A single recipe could have been used for cobblers, crumbles, pan-dowdies, crisps, Betties, buckles, crumbles, grunts, slumps, sonkers, and many other cobbler-like dishes.
I hope that you enjoy this recipe!
Blueberry Cobbler- Leinbach Family Recipe
Crust: Filling:1 c. Hazelnuts ½ c. granulated sugar
2 c. All- purpose flour 1 ½ TB cornstarch
½ c. granulated sugar 1quart
of canned Blueberries
¾ c. chilled butter cut into pieces
Preheat oven to 450○F.
In a food processor, process nuts until finely ground. In a large bowl, mix
nuts, flour, sugar, and cut in butter until the mixture crumbles. In a separate
bowl, mix the berries, sugar and cornstarch until the berries are evenly
coated. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the pan. Evenly spread the
filling over the crust and sprinkle the second layer of crust over the top.
Bake until the top is golden (Approx 30min).
Let
cool and serve warm.
