[recipes] Pear 'n' Apple Cobbler

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Pear 'n' Apple Cobbler

 

2 tsp cornstarch

1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, divided

2/3 cup orange juice

1 can (21 oz.) apple pie filling

1 can ( 15.25 oz.) sliced pears, drained

1 & 1/2 cups biscuit/baking mix

2 Tbs plus 2 tsp sugar, divided

1/2 cup milk

2 Tbs butter or margarine melted

 

In a large saucepan, combine the cornstarch, 1/4 tsp of nutmeg and

orange

juice until smooth. Gently stir in pie filling and pears. Bring to a

boil; cook

and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Keep warm.

 

In a bowl, combine the biscuit mix, 2 Tbs sugar, milk and butter just

until

blended Pour hot filling into an ungreased 11x7x2 inch baking dish.

Drop

batter into 6 mounds on top of fruit mixture. Combine remaining sugar

and

nutmeg; sprinkle over top.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until bubbly and a

toothpick

inserted in the biscuit topping comes out clean. Serve warm.

Yield: 6 servings

 

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It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend

the one who

regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion.

The other

is mere business.

-Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)