Cherry Plum Cobbler

Cherry Plum Cobbler

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat
cherries, sweet, raw
plums, raw
sugars, granulated
cornstarch
spices, nutmeg, ground
orange juice, raw

Directions:
To prepare the biscuits, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Cut in shortening with a pastry cutter or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add buttermilk; stir just until moist.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
To prepare the fruit filling, combine cherries, plums, sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and orange juice.
Mix gently.
Spoon into a 9-inch square or 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
Drop biscuit dough over filling to form 9 mounds.
Bake 45 minutes or until biscuits are golden and filling is bubbly.