Fresh Strawberry Cobbler

Ingredients

• 2 pounds strawberries (hulled and quartered)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 teaspoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (divided)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (very cold and cut into small cubes)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (very cold)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon buttermilk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 350°F. Butter a 2-quart baking dish and set it aside.

2. 2

   In a large mixing bowl, combine the strawberries with the sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and ground cinnamon. Set the strawberry filling aside while you prepare the biscuit topping.

3. 3

   In a separate medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the cold butter to the flour mixture and rub it into the flour using your thumbs and index fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs. Some large chunks of butter are totally fine.

4. 4

   Make a well and the center of the flour mixture, and pour the buttermilk into the well. Use a large wooden spoon to mix the dough until all of the flour is moistened and it strats to clump together.

5. 5

   Pour the strawberry filling into the prepared baking dish. Pat out several flattened discs of biscuit dough with your palms and place them on top of the strawberry filling. Some strawberry filling poking through is perfectly fine.

6. 6

   In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk. Use a pastry brush to brush the biscuit topping with the egg wash. You may not use all of the egg wash.

7. 7

   Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar over the cobbler and place the dish on a baking sheet in case any filling bubbles over. Bake the cobbler in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown on top and bubbly.

8. 8

   Allow the cobbler to cool slightly and serve it warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream.