DROP-BISCUIT PEAR AND DRIED CHERRY COBBLER

Drop-Biscuit Pear and Dried Cherry Cobbler image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

medium Bosc pears (about 3 lb.), peeled, cored, cut into Â½" pieces
dried tart cherries
(packed) light brown sugar
all-purpose flour
fresh lemon juice
ground cinnamon
kosher salt
of ground cloves
all-purpose flour
baking powder
kosher salt
plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
(1Â½ sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Vanilla ice cream (for serving)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400Â°. Toss pears, cherries, sugar, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, and cloves in a large bowl. Transfer to a 13x9" baking dish.
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and Â¾ cup sugar in a medium bowl. Rub in butter with your fingers until a coarse meal forms. Gradually mix in â cup hot water until a soft wet dough forms (a few lumps are okay). Drop clumps of dough over filling; sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar.
Bake until filling is bubbling and top is golden brown and cooked through, 40â45 minutes; let cool. Serve with ice cream.