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Brown Sugar Plum Cobbler on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Brown Sugar Plum Cobbler

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Prep Time 22 minutes
Cook Time 42 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 4 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 7 cups pitted 1/2-inch fresh plum wedges
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter cubed
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 375°F; butter a 3-quart baking dish.
  2. Toss plums with brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  3. Spread in dish; bake 10 minutes while preparing biscuits.
  4. Whisk flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in butter; stir in buttermilk.
  5. Drop eight rough biscuits over hot plums, leaving fruit exposed between them.
  6. Bake 30 to 33 minutes until biscuits brown and plum juices bubble. Cool 25 minutes.