Super Easy Apple-Pear or "Any-Fruit" Cobbler

Apple-Pear Cobbler

 
Again, my kind of recipe here - inexact measurements, flexible ingredient list, and still a delicious success! We served this warm along with vanilla ice cream and it was hit!

Super Easy Fruit Cobbler

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup white granulated sugar (I used 1/2 cup)
2-3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
3/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cinnamon, if using apples
2 cups fruit, diced (apples, pears, berries, peaches, etc) (I added around 3 cups)

1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Melt butter in a 9 x 9 inch baking dish.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, white sugar, milk, and vanilla to make batter.
3. Add fruit to baking dish on top of the melted butter.
4. Pour batter in baking dish over butter and mix gently. Sprinkle a few tablespoons of brown sugar on top.
5. Bake at 325 F for 1 hour, or until golden brown.

This makes a cakey type cobbler. The original recipe suggested pouring the batter on top of the butter first and then adding the fruit on top, with no stirring, but I like this approach better.  The fruit doesn't get quite as dry, although that may be an issue only with apples. I imagine with juicy peaches or berries it would be less of an issue. Still, this is virtually fail-proof.