Flathead Cherry Cobbler

Good Medicine Lodge
537 Wisconsin Ave
Whitefish, Montana 59937 (Glacier Region)

Email: info@goodmedicinelodge.com
Website: http://www.goodmedicinelodge.com

Desserts

Serves 8

Filling:
6 cups fresh pitted Flathead Cherries or substitute with any sour cherry
3/4 cup sugar, plus more if cherries are tart
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Biscuit Topping:
1 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Butter a shallow medium baking dish.  Prepare the filling, combining the ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Let sit for about 10 minutes to draw our the cherry juices.  Prepart the biscuit topping, first stirring the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a food processor.  Add the butter and combine just until a coarse meal forms.  Pour in the cream and vanilla.  With a few swift strokes, combine the dough just until it's cohesive and sticky.  Pour the filling into the prepared dish.  Drop the topping by heaping tablespoons over the filling, leaving some of the cherries exposed.  Bake in the center of a 400 degree oven for 30-40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.  Serve warm.