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Cobbler mix

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cobbler mix, fruit cobbler recipe, gift in a jar, homemade baking mix, pantry mix
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4 servings
A homemade baking mix of flour, baking powder, salt, shortening or butter and buttermilk powder. Use it for fruit cobbler, pancakes, biscuits, dumplings and coffee cake, or pack it in a jar for gifting.

Ingredients

Mix

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening or unsalted butter cut into small pieces, OR ½ cup butter powder (add 1–2 tablespoons water or milk if the dough seems dry)
  • ½ cup buttermilk powder

Fruit cobbler

  • 4 cups sliced fruit
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup mix
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter

Directions

  • Whisk the dry ingredients, then cut in the shortening or butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs (if using butter powder, just whisk it in). Store in an airtight container labeled with the date.
  • Cobbler: toss the fruit with the sugar in a greased baking dish.
  • Stir together the mix, milk, and melted butter and pour it over the fruit.
  • Bake at 375°F for 30–35 minutes.

Notes

1 cup mix replaces 1 cup Bisquick. Other uses: pancakes (2 cups mix, 1 cup milk, optional 1 egg); chicken and dumplings (4 cups chicken broth, 2 cups cooked shredded chicken, 1 cup milk, 2 cups mix; drop into simmering broth, cover 10 minutes, then about 5 minutes uncovered); coffee cake (batter: 2 cups mix, ⅔ cup milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 egg; streusel: ⅓ cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons mix, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 tablespoons softened butter; greased 8-inch pan, 375°F, 18–22 minutes).

Nutrition

Serving: 375g | Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 6.7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 342mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 3.9g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 1220IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 199mg | Iron: 2.3mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 4 servings from 1/5 of the mix with 4 cups sliced fruit, ½ cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter; ½ cup vegetable shortening or unsalted butter (the first choice counted), ½ cup buttermilk powder counted as dry buttermilk, sliced fruit counted as canned peaches (as fruit), milk counted as whole milk. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.