Cherry or peach cobbler

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       Title: Cherry or Peach Cobbler
  Categories: Desserts
       Yield: 6 servings
 
       5 c  Cherries or Peaches
            -fresh or canned
   2 1/2 tb Lemon Juice
     1/3 c  Granulated Sugar
     1/3 c  Brown Sugar; packed
   2 1/2 tb Cornstarch
       1 ts Ground Cinnamon
     1/4 ts Ground Nutmeg
       1 tb Vanilla
            *If Using Cherries Add
       1 ts Almond Extract
 
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       1 c  All-Purpose Flour
       1 tb Granulated Sugar
       1 ts Baking Powder
     1/4 ts Salt
       2 tb Butter or Margarine
     1/3 c  To 1/2 cup Milk
 
   Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  
   Drain cherries or peaches, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Discard the
   remaining juice. Combine fruit and lemon juice and set aside. In a
   saucepan, combine sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir in
   reserved fruit juice. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently about 2
   minutes. Remove from heat and add fruit and vanilla. If using
   cherries, stir in almond extract instead of the vanilla. Pour into an
   ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.
  
   For topping, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in
   butter until crumbly. Stir in enough milk to moisten. Drop by
   tablespoonfuls over fruit mixture. Bake at 450 for 10 to 13 minutes
   or until golden brown.
  
   * We like doubling the dough recipe. If you do, bake at 400 degrees F.
     for 20 to 25 minutes
 
   From the personal MM recipe database of Sandy Gamble 
 
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