...that baking soda and baking powder are two different things???? Not me apparently. Baking soda is technically a powder anyway, right? I found this out last Christmas. I tried to make banana bread for neighbors, but failed miserably when the loaves collapsed into a gooey mess. I complained to my mom, and she asked if I used baking soda instead of powder. “Aren’t they the same thing???” I responded. At least I was somewhat relieved the bread debacle was the result of using the wrong ingredient and not my inferior cooking. Until I read the recipe. It actually called for baking soda. Hmmmm. Anyway….this past weekend I bought way too many blueberries – 2 for $5 at the Teet! I thought blueberry cobbler sounded good so I reached for my mom’s recipe. Hers is for peach cobbler, but as she always likes to remind me, you can substitute blueberries for the peaches or even do a combination of the two. Perfect use for two of my very favorite summer fruits! After skimming the recipe I realized I had all the other ingredients I needed until I reached for the Arm and Hammer in the fridge. Wait a minute….this isn’t baking powder! It’s baking soda! Aha! No wonder my cobbler has never tasted quite right! For two things that begin with the same word, they really are not the same at all. And it makes the world of difference to use baking POWDER in this recipe. I know I’ve been a huge slacker and not posted recipes the past two weeks, but this is so good you’ll find an excuse to have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hopefully that counts for something!
Blueberry (or peach or blueberry/peach or anything else that sounds good to you) Cobbler- 1 1/4 c. sugar, divided
- 2 t. baking POWDER
- 3/4 c. sifted all purpose flour
- 1/2 t. salt
- 3/4 c. milk
- 1/3 c. butter
- 2 1/2 c. blueberries or sliced peaches
- 1/4 t. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 t. ground nutmeg
Sift 3/4 c. sugar with the dry ingredients (leave out blueberries, spices and butter too. not sure if they are considered "dry" or not, but wanted to clarify). Stir in milk. Mixture should be thin and lumpy. Melt butter in 9 inch square pan. Pour batter over melted butter and do not stir. Combine blueberries with remaining sugar and spices. Pour over batter. Bake at 350 for an hour. Top with Breyers vanilla if you want to be truly indulgent!
