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Blueberry Cobbler

Cobbler is a warm fruit dessert that is topped with a rich, sweet biscuit dough and is often served with cream. If you like, garnish each serving of this berry cobbler with a spoonful of low-fat vanilla yogurt.

2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries, thawed
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, approximately
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons margarine, melted
1 tablespoon skim milk
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

1 Preheat the oven to 400°.

2 Lightly spray a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

3 If using fresh berries, wash, dry, stem and pick them over. In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries and maple syrup and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until the berries are very soft; remove the pan from the heat and set aside.

4 In a medium-size bowl combine 1/2 cup of flour, the baking powder, cinnamon and salt, and stir to combine. Stir in the margarine, milk and lemon zest, and mix until a soft dough forms. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out with a floured rolling pin to a 9-inch disk about 1/8 inch thick.

5 Stir the berry mixture, pour it into the pie plate and lay the crust on top. Bake the cobbler 25 minutes. Let it cool 5 minutes before serving, then cut it into quarters and serve warm.

Makes 4 servings

Nutrition Information (per serving)
calories 177  •  total fat 5 g  •  saturated fat 1 g  •  cholesterol trace  •  sodium 129 mg  •  dietary fiber 2 g  •  vitamin C 10 mg  •  vitamin E 3 mg  •  calcium 66 mg  •  iron 1 mg  •  potassium 118 mg