Rosina's Quick Cobbler

I remember my grandmother baking when I was a kid. She'd make wonderful cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes, and this simple, quick cobbler. I always loved watching the butter melt in the oven. And the quick sizzle when she'd pour the batter into the hot butter afterwards.

Now, this isn't the type of cobbler that uses biscuit dough or looks like a cobbled together pie. It's closer to what some might consider a buckle: a cake-like dessert with fruit that buckles on top. It also appears as a southern variation on cobbler, which is appropriate given that my grandmother lived in Texas.

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Whole Wheat Bread

A bread maker is great if you want to explore a lot of different breads without having to invest a lot of time into learning a lot of techniques or following wildly different recipes. But once you've figured out a staple bread that you want to make week after week, a bread maker might not be the best answer. I have one, and I found that I was constantly making bread. I also found myself forgetting to get the paddle out of the bread once it cooled. After slicing into the paddle one time too many, I figured there had to be a better, more fool-proof way to make bread.

This whole wheat bread is simple even though it has three rises. Once you've made it a few times, it'll be second nature. I weigh everything, even the milk, so everything is in grams. I find putting a bowl or pan on a scale and adding everything is a lot easier than getting out an array of measuring cups and spoons. There's a lot less mess to clean up, too.

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