Tomato Cobbler

As soon as I saw the title of this recipe, Tomato Cobbler, listed on Fitnessmagazine.com recipes section, I knew it would be one I had to try. I love tomatoes and any recipe called cobbler has me swooning.


Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup fine cornmeal

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3/4 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

2/3 cup reduced-fat milk

1/2 cup grated reduced-fat cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon sherry vinegar

1 3/4 pounds heirloom or regular tomatoes, cut into quarters and seeded

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme


Directions:

• In a food processor, pulse together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon of the black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Pour in the milk a little at a time and pulse until the dough just comes together. Pulse in 1/4 cup of the cheddar.

• Place dough on a floured surface and form into a 1/2-inch-thick circle. Wrap the disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate.

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a 9-inch ovenproof skillet, combine the sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Cook over medium heat, swirling the pan gently (do not stir), 3 to 5 minutes or until sugar melts and turns amber. Add the vinegar and swirl.


• Add the tomatoes, thyme and remaining salt and black pepper to the pan; toss gently to coat tomatoes with the caramel mixture. Cook until the juices have thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

• Cut biscuit dough into 8 equal-size wedges and arrange them in a circle on top of tomato mixture. Sprinkle biscuits with remaining cheddar.

• Transfer the cobbler to oven and bake until biscuits are golden, about 40 minutes.


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Original Tomato Cobbler Recipe