PEACH-PLUM COBBLER WITH BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Peach-Plum Cobbler With Buttermilk Biscuits image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

For the filling:
Unsalted butter, for the baking dish
2 pounds peaches or nectarines, peeled, pitted and thinly sliced
1 pound plums, peeled, pitted and thinly sliced
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon grated peeled ginger
Pinch of kosher salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
For the biscuits:
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2/3 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing
Coarse sugar, for sprinkling

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
Prepare the filling: Toss the peaches and plums in a medium bowl with the brown sugar, honey, ginger and salt. Sprinkle in the flour and toss to coat. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Make the biscuits: Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter with your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter. Add the buttermilk and stir with a fork until a shaggy dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to bring it together. Pat into an even 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out the biscuits with a 2-inch-round cookie cutter, rerolling the scraps as needed.
Arrange the biscuits on top of the filling. Brush with buttermilk and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake until the biscuits are golden and the filling is bubbling, about 50 minutes.