Old-Fashioned Black Cherry Cobbler

• bing cherries, pitted and halved↗3 cups
• unsalted butter, cut into pieces↗4 tablespoons
• sugar or 1/4-1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute↗1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup
• flour↗1⁄3 cup
• Topping
• flour↗1 cup
• unsalted butter, chilled↗3 tablespoons
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• buttermilk↗1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup
• sugar, for sprinkling top↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. 2

   In mixing bowl, combine cherries, flour and sugar; toss to coat evenly.

3. 3

   Place in 8” square pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbly.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, sift flour into bowl; add baking powder, soda, and salt; and cut in chilled butter with pastry blender or 2 knives. When pea-sized texture, add buttermilk -all at once- stir just to blend.

5. 5

   DO NOT OVERMIX; dough will be tough.

6. 6

   When cherries are finished baking, remove from oven, drop dough by large spoonsful over cherries, and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.

7. 7

   Return to oven for 25-30 minutes or until topping is done and golden brown.

8. 8

   Serve hot or cool with whipped cream.