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Underwood's Cafeteria Cherry Cobbler
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This cherry cobbler recipe was always a favorite at Underwood's Cafeteria. It's a southern-style recipe for some good "down home" cooking.
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ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
6 reviews
34 comments
ingredients
Cobbler Crust
1 cup shortening
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
cold water, as needed
1/2 cup cold butter
Cherry Filling
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 can (15 ounce size) cherries, undrained
1 cup water
4 teaspoons red food coloring
directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare the crust by combining the shortening and flour in a bowl. Cut the mixture using a pastry cutter or two forks until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Add the salt and just enough cold water to form a rough dough. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface and roll out the crust until it's thin.
Cut the butter into small bits and place in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
For the filling, combine the sugar, salt, and flour in a bowl and mix well. Stir in the cherries, water, and food coloring. Mix well.
Pour the cherry filling over the butter in the baking dish. Place the crust evenly over the top of the cherries.
Place the cherry cobbler in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 55 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the filling is bubbly.
common recipe questions
Where is Underwood's Cafeteria?
Underwood's Cafeteria is a Texas-based cafeteria specializing in delicious slow-smoked barbecued steak. There were Underwood's all over Texas back in the day, but today the only remaining cafeteria is the original, which is in Brownwood, south of Abilene.
nutrition data
419 calories, 25 grams fat, 47 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
Underwoods used to be great. They started declining several years ago. Won't bother going back there now. I will, however, enjoy this recipe.
If you roll dough out very thin it is definitely NOT like Underwood's cobbler. Their crust is on the thick side, not like a pie crust.
Ok people, 1st off; Each location made different desserts as well as the common place ones. Was not: "STANDARDs: MUST MAKE ONLY ... Cherry, Apple or Peach"! I know they did because I do NOT care that much for Blueberry anything & they were sold out of the Cherry & NO PEACH either, but HAD BLUEBERRY! SO I DID WITHOUT COBBLER MORE THAN ONCE! BUMMER for sure! I was born in Lubbock, lived there all my life and my dads favorite restaurant WAS UNDERWOODS! So it was common place to choose either UNDERWOODS OR FURR'S EVERY WEEKEND! Yes they DID make BLUEBERRY cobbler in THAT location! (grumble grumble grumble cause I had to do without!) lol Now as as already been stated: the: >BEANS, TATAR SALAD, ALL BEEEF: STEAKS, RIBS were fantastic! BUT the ULTIMATE, besides the Cherry cobbler, were only around about the last 5-10 yrs or so while still in Lubbock! Those already FANTASTIC ROLLS; if they were not enuff, were made even better when they started making SAME ROLLS BUT CHEESE ROLLS!! Melted cheese inside & on the PERFECTLY BROWNED TOPS!! YUMMYYYYY Those rolls would "make ya slap ya momma down great"! lol I've eaten at the Brownwood, Amarillo, Whiskeyta Falls locations as well. But Lubbock and Brownwood were the BEST in my opinion!! Now I gotta order something from them after reading all these comments! MADE ME CRAVE THEM AGAIN! Dang it!! lmap
January 13, 2020
I grew up outside of Lubbock and my family went to Underwood's often on Sundays after church. Was there in the 1950's, 60's and 70's until I moved out of state. Loved it and loved the cherry cobbler, shredded BBQ beef and beef steaks. My husband and I courted eating lunch in the park on the BBQ beef sandwiches. Now 45 years later we live in Oregon and have ordered the BBQ shredded beef from the Brownwood location. Was disappointed that I couldn't get the cherry cobbler. You have saved the day for me.
Underwoodâs was our favorite Bar-B-Que growing up. I remember going there as a kid for family reunions and staying the night at Aunt Pearl Underwoodâs old house in the back of the Brownwood Underwoodsâs. It was so much fun cause they had beds out on the screened in porch and we would stay out there all night and talk. The family reunion would be at lunch the next day and we couldnât wait for the Beef Steak, melt in you mouth rolls, and My favorite Cherry Cobbler! Iâm so glad to fine this recipe. Kathy Elliott
This recipe is almost correct.As a former assistant manager I worked many hours in the kitchen learning and cooking. The canned cherries are the sour bing cherries.The cherry juice is thickened with corn starch not flour. The shortening is half vegetable and half lard similar to Mrs. Tuckers. The food coloring is a mixture of red and yellow coloring. Sorry, but as previously posted, there was no cinnamon in the recipe. The recipe was was for large servings, a gallon of cherries was used.At one time I had the original recipe adjusted for family size but have since lost that or I would post it.I worked at the original Lubbock location at 711 34 th street in the 70s.
We throughly enjoyed the Underwoodâs in Odessa in the late 50âs. My Aunt Bertha worked there and the cherry cobbler was the best. Thanks for recipe.
Grew up in Grandfield okla,30 minutes from Underwoods in Wichita Falls Tx. Worth the drive every Sunday evening with my Dad to get the Family supper from Underwoods.Everyone loved it.After getting married,continued to enjoy Underwoods with my family.Great place,made tons of memories.
I grew up and still live in Amarillo, TX. When I was a child, we went to Underwood's that was on Amarillo Blvd. It was absolutely the best barbeque ever. I lived their cherry cobbler! I wish they would come back to Amarillo!
We ate at the Underwoods in Lubbock as early as 1962, then moved and ate at the restaurant in Amarillo. We also ate at the one in Lawton Oklahoma. Loved, loved, loved the potato salad, beans, cherry cobbler, rolls, and brisket. Hated to see it close.
April 3, 2017
No more cherries than are in a can of cherries in this day and time, I use two cans when making this recipe.
Best cobbler ever but the rolls are to die for. They melt in your mouth. I sometimes just go into the now last Brownwood location and get side only-no meat. Beans are great, that potato salad I can't quite re-create, cobbler and rolls. I could live on just those plus the pickles and onions. Grew up on it in Lubbock. When I moved to Central Texas, the Waco location was still open in the late 1980's and early 1990's but soon closed down. I was heart broken. Now I have to time my travels to Colorado so I come through Brownwood when they are open.
I'm so thankful for this recipe . We would eat at underwoods in Okla. city . When my sister lived in Texas we would go to Lubbock . My brother was a teen then and oh how he loved that buffet . He would get a spring in his step going back for more . He has passed away and this recipe brought back this wonderful memory . Underwoods had the best food anywhere ! Thanks !
I grew up in Lamesa and ate at Underwood's all over the state. My favorite as well as that of all my family. I so hated when most of the gradually closed. Thankful, though, that the Brownwood has continued and eat there any time we are going to west Texas from Buda. Lubbock, Ft. Worth, Waco, Brownwood and I am sure others that we ate as a kid. No place else compares to it. My childhood was Underwood's and Furr's!!!
Loved their potato salad!
Loved going to Underwood and my husband was always looking for a good barbecue place often we would drive to Altus or Wichita to eat at the ones there . We also ate at the one in Lubbock when we were in that area. Their food was always good.and like another comment the sauce or gravy was one of a kind.
Folks, I live in Brownwood and Underwoods is going strong and the food still delicious. If I showed up at our yearly family reunions without bringing at least their rolls and cobbler I would be in sooo much trouble. I did want to let everyone know that the Brownwood location DID serve a blueberry cobbler but only for a short time. The three choices they serve here is cherry, apple,and peach. My husband loved the blueberry but he's happy with the apple. If you go on line and look up the location here they will actually take orders and ship to you if you can't make it here to Brownwood. Their chicken, chicken fried steak, fish, and their ribs are delicious as well but my sons prefer the beef steaks. The rolls with honey--delicious! Dang, guess I'm going to have to go to Underwoods for supper now.
Wish I had Underwoods gravy sauce they put on their brisket!!!
We got to eat at Underwoods on Sunday after Church. OMG we thought that was the BEST place ever!! My mom made cobbler but NEVER as good as Underwoods!!!!!!
Amarillo & Lubbock
the Underwood's in Odessa the Cherry but they also Peach Cobbler. I just remember how good the food was.
We grew up eating at Underwood's in Wichita Falls. The crust was always a rolled and cut "lattice" crust; never a "poured" or "dropped" crust. It was "out of this world" good!!
We had an Underwoods in Norman, OK in the l960s, 1970s, & I think, the l980s. Don't remember the kinds of cobblers, but just remember they were delicious as was the food in general. I always wonder why a good family restaurant with great home-cooking like Underwoods closes.
There was also an Underwoods in Sherman Texas in the mid 60's. My family went there every Friday night. We would always get the apple and cherry cobbler. Really good.
My husband worked at the Underwood's Plant and delivered to the one and only Underwood's in WF. He said Underwood's here never made Blueberry. It was Apple and cherry only.
In case anyone wonders, it's the tart canned cherries--about 15-16 oz. can. Not the sweet.
cobbler - addict, I hate to contradict you but you are quite wrong! I personally ate many times in the Underwood's in Wichita Falls, Altus OK, Ft Worth, Lubbock, and Waco as well as the one in Brownwood. They had cherry, apple and peach cobblers available. I personally wish someone would post their recipe for potato salad! That was the best!!
The cherry cobbler also had cinnamon in it,
To cobbler_addict, FYI there were indeed approximately 30 Underwood restaurants all over Texas: Amarillo, Lubbock, Odessa, San Angelo, Abilene, Albuquerque to name a few, which include the only one left in Brownwood.
Did you use a can of cherry pie filling or canned cherries...sweet or sour and did you drain the canned cherries? Thanks.
Yes, it's canned cherries, not pie filling (since you're basically making a pie filling you wouldn't also use pie filling).
Underwoods had locations in many places including Odessa Texas. The cobbler recipe is similar to my mother's and sister's but theirs has a bottom crust also. Any fruit filling is heated on the stove before pouring in the pan and topping off with the crust and baking.
July 19, 2016
I didn't bother with the food coloring (seems like that's just adding chemicals to an otherwise good recipe). Liked the cobbler.
July 8, 2016
I've never been to the restaurant but I saw rave reviews about this recipe on Facebook so I tried it. Absolutely awesome! Kudos to Underwood's for creating such a great recipe.
What other foods did they have? My family would go to the one in Lubbock in the early 1960's.....I remember yeast rolls, BBQ, beans, potato salad, and the cherry cobbler...
There was an Underwoods in Wichita Falls. Loved it growing up. Question: the recipe calls for 1 can of cherries. Anyone know what size?
When a recipe just says "1 can" and doesn't give a size, your safest bet is to buy the most common size at the store. For cherries that's usually around 15 ounces but for a recipe like this it is very flexible so a few ounces either way won't affect it much.
I know there was an Underwood's in Lubbock around 1967 or later. Also, one of the brothers tried to start an offshoot outside of Lubbock city limits in the 1990s, but the wind caught hold of his fire pit and burned the place down! A very sad day for us all. :-(
As the other folks said, Underwood's never had blueberry cobbler. By far, the best part of their cobblers is the thick flaky dough. There's nothing like it anywhere.
March 9, 2014
I worked at Underwoods for about 6 months when I was a teen. There was blueberry cobbler... Not sure if they still sell it, but can say with certainty that they did. Also... there were several restaurants with the Underwoods name, but they were mostly branch-offs. Brownwood and Waco were "Leonard" Underwoods. Upon retirement, "Leo" took over the Waco location while "Paul" got Brownwood. Early 2000's Waco soldout & now Leo & Paul are both in Brownwood. RIP Eugene.
November 28, 2012
Contrary to your comments, there were never Underwoods "all over Texas". They only opened one other cafeteria outside Brownwood, possibly two, but that was all. The original remains and business is always booming. And Underwoods never had a blueberry cobbler. They have always had cherry, peach and apple.
It's best to cut dough into strips before placing in pan. And I don't recall Underwood's ever offering blueberry cobbler. Central Texas is just not blueberry country. There was always peach, cherry and apple, all being equally heavenly. The key to Underwood's cobbler perfection is the thick flaky dough.