Pineapple Cobbler

Cobbler refers to a variety of dishes consisting of a fruit or savory filling poured into a baking dish covered with a batter before being baked.Unlike a pie,cobbler doesn't contain a bottom crust.The name 'cobbler' is probably derived by the appearance of a cobbled street look when fully cooked or due to the fact that the ingredients are "cobbled" together.Anyway,I had a fresh pineapple in my pantry and had to finish off and so decided off to bake a 'pineapple cobbler'.Pineapple cobbler is a simple yet elegant dessert that can be baked without much preparation before hand.It tastes similar to the pineapple upside down cake.Do give this a try in this holiday season !!!

Ingredients
self rising flour 1 cup(refer notes for substitution)
butter 3/4 stick (1/3 cup)
milk 1 cup
granulated sugar 1 cup(refer notes)
pineapple 1 can (15 oz) = 2 cups
dark brown sugar 1/2 cup
maraschino cherries 1/2 cup

Method
-Drain the pineapple chunks and mix it with the dark brown sugar.
-Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F.Place thin slices of the butter in a 13*9" tray and place it in the oven.Just remove after a minute or so when butter is melted.
-In the meantime,Sift the flour ,mix in the granulated sugar, and milk.Pour the batter in the tray and spread the pineapple chunks & maraschino cherries evenly.

(Before & After bake)

-Bake in the oven for 30 minutes and remove from oven.
-Cool on wire rack and serve warm !!

Servings~ 8 servings

NOTES
* You can use all purpose flour too instead of self rising flour.In that case,add a tsp of baking powder too to the flour.
* You can use any other fruits like peach,blueberry,black berry or apples.
* I used only 3/4th cup sugar,it was moderately sweet.Use 1 cup or 3/4 cup as per your sweet tooth.

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