Dessert for 4
Old-Fashioned Blueberry Cobbler
Sweet blueberries and tapioca bake under buttery biscuit topping made with flour, sugars, and boiling water.
Typical price
$18.42for 4 servings
$4.61 per serving$18.42 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianDessertsSummer
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Berries$0.40/oz typical | 40 oz | $16.00Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.02Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 6 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $18.42 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarBaking powder and soda
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 8 cups blueberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup instant tapioca
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp cold unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 3 tbsp coarse sugar
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and place the blueberries, 1 cup sugar, tapioca, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Mix the flour, remaining sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in the cold butter until crumbly, then stir in the boiling water to make a thick dough.
- Drop the dough over the berry mixture and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 40 minutes, until the topping is golden and the filling bubbles.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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