Old-fashioned Strawberry Skillet Cobbler

On our way home from the beach, we stopped at a curb market in Chilton County.  I bought a huge basket of strawberries, a basket of peaches, and some green plums.  Now we have way more fruit than we can eat, but I just can't pass up locally grown produce.  The surplus of fruit gave me a good excuse to make this old-fashioned cobbler.

This cobbler is really simple.  It can be made with any kind of fruit, even canned fruit.  I prefer it made with fresh fruit.  It really is best made in a cast iron skillet, but if you don't have one any 8 inch baking dish will do.  Cast iron just retains heat so well that you will always get crisp edges.

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Skillet Cobbler

1/4 cup butter, 1 stick

1 cup milk

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1 & 1/2 cup strawberries, chopped

Preheat the oven to 400 degress.  In a 8 inch cast iron skillet melt a stick of butter.

Meanwhile in a bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk.

In the hot skillet pour the batter into the melted butter and top with the strawberries.  Put the skillet in the preheated oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until it is golden brown.

It is best served warm or at room temperature.  I tastes great on its own, but it is even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.