Heirloom Apple Cobbler
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 7 Categories:
Apples
/
Cobblers
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
c
Sugar 1 1/2
tb
Flour 2
oz
Butter 3
lb
Heirloom apples,
peeled,
- cored, and sliced 2
tb
Fresh lemon juice 1
t
Vanilla 2
c
Flour 1/4
c
Sugar 2
ts
Baking powder 1/4
ts
Salt 2
tb
Unsalted butter,
chilled
- and cut into small cubes 1/3
c
Coarsely chopped crystalliz-
-ed ginger
Zest of one orange 1
c
Heavy cream
Directions:
In saute pan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in apples, lemon
juice, sugar and flour. Cover partially and cook until tender, 15 -
20 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to buttered 10" pie dish.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with a
pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles crumbs.
Stir in ginger. Stir orange zest into cream; then, using a fork, stir
cream into flour until it holds together. Gather dough into a ball;
knead briefly then roll out to a little larger than pie dish.
Transfer to dish; trim off excess. Cut a hole in center. Brush with
cream. Bake 10 min. in 450* F. oven. Reduce heat to 375* and bake 20
~ 25 minutes. Serve warm, with whipped cream. Serves 6 - 8.
from Williams-Sonoma Catalog, Holidays 96
typed and posted by teri Chesser 2-97
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