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Nectarine Cobbler

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Quarantine diaries –

I’ve been dying to go on a picnic and I’ve been determined not to let the coronavirus stop me. So I figured I’d go on a “Quarantine Picnic” in my living room.

On my picnic, I packed chicken 65 bao, a black-eyed peas salad with a lemon vinaigrette, roohafza lemonade, and the very best nectarine cobbler I’ve ever had. I set up my red and white gingam picnic blanket next to the tv, laid out my tubber ware, pitcher, spoons, napkins, and plates and while wearing my brand new sunglasses for the full effect.

Peach Cobber is the queen of summertime picnic foods – one of my all time favorite desserts. But they’re not in season right now, and actually neither are nectarines but for some reason my dad bought a bunch of them during the grocery battles and I figured they’d be just as good in this recipe.

This is a pretty standard recipe, the one thing I do a little differently is add a little bit of cherry jam. Not enough to call it a cherry-nectarine cobbler, but enough to add a little extra tartness and flavor. Helps especially when your March nectarines are so-so in taste.

The cake batter is buttery and rich, the nectarines are tender without being too mushy and the sweetness is balanced with lemon juice. This nectarine cobbler is the stuff of indoor picnic dreams and tastes even better the next day!

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Nectarine Cobbler

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

Nectarines

  • 4 1/2 cups nectarines (sliced); about 5 nectarines
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp cherry or strawberry jam
  • 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • juice of 1 lemon

Batter

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 small egg use half an egg if jumbo size
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 Tbsp white sugar

Instructions

  1. Wash, peel, and slice the nectarines. Add to a pot.

  2. Add 2 Tbsp butter, white sugar, brown sugar (2 Tbsp each), and jam to the pot. Stir on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes until everything is well combined and the nectarines soften slightly.

Batter

  1. In a bowl, melt 2 Tbsp butter. Add egg, milk, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, salt, baking powder, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon. Whisk thoroughly.

  2. In a medium-sized baking dish (8-9 inch pan) add your batter and then your nectarines mixture on top. Smoothen out into an even layer. Note – you can easily double this recipe to fit into a 13-inch dish!

  3. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake at 375 F for about an hour. Or until batter has set into a cake.