Cherry Cobbler (Favorite of Grandma Linda)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup sugar
• 1 TBS cornstarch
• 2 ½ cups canned cherries and juice
• Butter
• Cinnamon
• 1 cup flour
• 1 TBS sugar
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 TBS shortening
• ½ cup milk

Directions:

Mix ½ cup sugar, cornstarch, and cherries in saucepan and bring to boil.  Stir constantly for 1 minute, then pour into baking dish and dot with butter.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.

In bowl, stir together flour, 1 TBS sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut in shortening until mixture looks like “meal.”  Stir in milk.  Drop by spoonful’s onto hot fruit.  Bake at 400 for 25 – 30 minutes or until golden brown.  Serve warm.