Fresh Cherry Cobbler

This Fresh Cherry Cobbler recipe makes 6 servings.

Ingredients
�1 1/4 cups sugar
�3 tablespoons cornstarch
�1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
�4 cups pitted red tart cherries
�1/4 teaspoon almond extract
�3 tablespoons shortening
�1 cup all-purpose flour
�1 tablespoon sugar
�1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
�1/2 teaspoon salt
�1/2 cup milk

Preparation
Preheat oven to 400F. Mix 1 1/4 cups sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon
in
2-quart saucepan. Stir in cherries and almond extract. Place over
heat
on stovetop and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens
and
boils. Allow to boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Pour
mixture
into ungreased 2-quart casserole and transfer to oven to keep cherry
mixture hot. In a bowl, add flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder
and
salt and mix, then cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine
crumbs.
Stir in milk. Remove cherry mixture from oven. Drop dough in 6
spoonsfuls into cherry mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes or until topping
is golden
brown.