Whereas many BBQ joints supply up cobblers as a candy reprieve from all the smoked meats, Barbs B Q, considered one of our Greatest New Eating places of 2024, provides up one thing a bit completely different: a singular (and irrefutably scrumptious) upside-down cake-cobbler hybrid. To make it, a method not in contrast to that used to make a dump cake is employed: A scattering of crushed pineapple and bitter cherries is strewn right into a baking dish alongside melted butter, topped with a easy batter made with milk, sugar, and self-rising flour, and much more pineapple and cherries are scattered atop. A closing flourish of turbinado sugar is sprinkled over high and the magic occurs: The ensemble bakes into probably the most tender, ooey-gooey cobbler excellent for topping with whipped cream.
“Barbs’ menu is deeply rooted in conventional recipes we ate rising up reinvented with a contemporary twist to deliver the nostalgic into the current. My mom was not an excellent cook dinner, and we hardly ate dessert, however once we did it was boxed pineapple upside-down cake,” says Barbs B Q investor and baker Joanne Irizarry. “For Barbs’ menu, I wished to create a recipe that was my very own model of one thing I ate rising up. On the different restaurant I owned, I made many various sorts of cobbler, and after some experimentation, this pineapple upside-down cobbler was born. My mom died the week I entered culinary faculty, and we had a really disconnected relationship at that time, so this recipe is particular to me as a part of the therapeutic course of. It was created in her honor.” —Jesse Szewczyk, senior take a look at kitchen editor
Editor’s Be aware: Canned crushed pineapple varies by model. Some are additional juicy. Purchase a couple of additional cans to make sure you have sufficient pulp after draining.
