Old Fashioned Rhubarb Cobbler

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped rhubarb, or to taste
• Batter:
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Topping:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup boiling water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread rhubarb into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Beat 3/4 cup white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy and smooth; stir in 1 cup flour, milk, baking powder, vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour batter over rhubarb.

Mix 1 cup sugar, cornstarch, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl; sprinkle over batter. Pour boiling water over sugar mixture layer.

Bake in the preheated oven until cobbler is lightly browned, about 1 hour.