Apricot Blueberry Cobbler with Biscuit Topping

For Topping:
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
3 T sugar
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
For Fruits:
1 cup and 2 T sugar
1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca
2 quarts sliced, pitted apricots
1 1/3 cup blueberries
2 T lemon juice
1 large egg white
>how to make<(for topping)
*In a food processor mix all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
*Add butter; whirl until mixture is coarse crumbs.
*Pour in milk; whirl and gather dough into a ball.
(for furits)
*In a shallow 3-quart baking dish, combine 1 cup of sugar and tapioca.
*Add apricots, blueberries and lemon juice; mix gently.
*Let stand at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour to soften tapioca; stir fruit mixture gently several times.
*Cut into rounds with a 2 1/2" diameter cutter.
*Reroll scraps, and cut.
*Place biscuits slightly apart on fruit.
*Beat egg white slightly, then brush lightly on biscuits; sprinkle with 2 T sugar.
*Bake in a 400 degrees oven until fruit is bubble in center, 40 to 50 minutes.
*Serve warm or cool.
(If made ahead, cover and store at room temperature u to 1 day.)
-makes 10 to 12 servings-
Labels: apricot, biscuit topping, blueberry, cobbler recipe
Blackberry & Nectarine Crisp

Topping:
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup plus 2 T firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 T grated lemon peel
3/4 cup unsalted butter
Fruit:
3 lbs nectarines, halved, pitted, cut into 1/2" wide wedges
6 cups fresh blackberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 T instant tapioca
Vanilla ice cream
>how to make<For Topping:
*Combine first 4 ingredients in processor.
*Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal.
(Topping can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
For Fruit:
*Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
*Toss nectarines, berries, sugar and tapioca in large bowl.
*Let stand 15 minutes.
*Transfer fruit mixture to 9x13" baking dish.
*Sprinkle topping over.
*Bake until topping browns and fruit bubbles about 50 minutes.
*Cool and spoon crisp into bowls.
*Top with ice cream.
-serves 12-
Labels: blackberry recipe, crisp recipe, nectarine recipe, summer fruit recipe, tapioca cooking