Plum & Port Cobbler

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    Plum & Port Cobbler
    • 6Servings

    Ingredients

    FILLING

    • 1 1/3 cups ruby port
    • 1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
    • 1 2-inch strip orange peel
    • 1 tablespoon plus 1 tsp. cornstarch
    • 3 pounds sliced fresh plums

    TOPPING

    • 1 cup flour
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 3/4 cup cream, plus 3 tbsp. more for drop biscuits
    • 1 teaspoon orange zest
    • Additional cream for brushing
    • 1 tablespoon sugar

    Preparation

    FILLING

    In a small saucepan, boil ruby port, brown sugar, orange juice and orange peel, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes. Discard the orange peel; whisk in cornstarch. In a large bowl, mix plums with the port mixture until the fruit is evenly coated. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish.

    TOPPING

    In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine 3/4 cup plus 3 tbsp. cream with orange zest and mix into dry ingredients just until the dough comes together.

    Using a spoon, dollop the dough in craggy mounds, spacing evenly on top of the plum mixture. Dab the biscuits with cream, then sprinkle them with 1 tbsp. sugar. Bake at 400 degrees until the filling bubbles and a toothpick inserted into the biscuits comes out clean, tenting with foil if the biscuits are browning too quickly, 35 to 40 minutes.