Friday, November 19, 2010

French Apple Cobbler




How would you like a easy bake cant-go-wrong dessert??? You want? then well here it is.

I first tasted this when my sis made it on a visit to my home. The entire family was absolutely floored by it. I always wanted to make it again but as most things I want to do that never happened. But when I read about Deeba's monthly mingle and the Apple & Pear Open Pie so reminded me of this dessert that I had to make it.

The recipe is from www.southernfood.about.com, however I am reproducing the same here for my furture reference. Afterall, its not everyday that you get a easy bake and reasonably guilt free dessert.

French Apple Cobbler

Serves : 6-8 generous Dessert portion

Ingredients

For Filling:

Green Apples - 5
Sugar - 3/4 C
Flour - 2tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp,softened
Water - 1/4 C
Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp
Salt - A pinch
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp

For the Topping

Flour - 1/2 C
Sugar - 1/2 C
Butter - 2 tbsp, softened
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - A pinch
Egg - 1 lightly beaten


To make

1. Lightly grease/butter a baking pan (9 inch square)

2. Peel apples and cut into 11/2" cubes

3. Mix all the ingredient for the filling and put into the filling into the pan

4. Heat oven to 375F/185C

5. Combine all ingredients for the topping.Mix well but not for too long.

6. Drop the batter in small equal portions over the filling. Space evenly. The
batter will spread as it bakes.

7. Bake for 30-35 mintues till the crust is goldren brown.

8. Serve warm with whipped cream/icecream or cold just by itself.



Preparation Time : 15 min
Baking Time : 35 min





Just a few things you could keep in mind :

1.In the filling adjust sugar according to tartness of apple, if apple is not too
tart use lesser sugar

2.You can increase the cinnamon to 3/4tsp if you are really fond of the apple-
cinnamon combo

3.My sister skips the butter in the filling. The taste doesnt change much but I
feel it makes the filling a little drier.

4.You may replace the egg with about 3 tbsp milk in you dont eat egg. Egg eaters
please go with the egg.

5.Dont mix the topping too much. The graniness of the sugar gives a nce cruch to the
topping when baked.



I have to apologise for the pic as my camera has gone kaput and I took this photo on my phone.

I am sending this entry to Meeta's Monthly Mingle being hosted by Deeba this month.

This is my first time at Monthly Mingle and I am so excited as Deeba and Meeta are 2 of my favs from the Blog world. I look forward to their posts every single day. Feel so proud to be participating in an event hosted by them.

Hope you all enjoy it.

8 comments:

  1. What a great cobbler, and how perfect that it's an 'easy bake cant-go-wrong dessert'! Yes, I want Andy, and I do wish it wasn't virtual! Thank you for brining this to the Mingle. How nice to have you join us! Take care, and thank you for the sweet mention

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  2. Hi Andy,

    Sorry for the super late reply. I am little off SBD now, but still have lost more than 25 lbs. I am still 5 pounds away from my target weight. btw, How is life treating you. Am glad to be connected again :) Take care

    Cheers,
    Radhika

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  3. @ Deeba : Hi Deeba, was a great moment for me to be seen on your blog, thank you !!

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  4. Andy this is what I said last time and you took forever to reply!!!..asked if you are from madras..:(..sure next time

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  5. Oh! this is such a cuuute looking dessert I would say! :)..presented in a chweet way! :)

    Andy, buddies like you make me feel I am doing something worthwhile with blogging..happy to know abt the succesful achar making :)..and also make a note of the amt of mustard seeds I had edited 2 months back since I blogged the recipe last year..previously the amt of kaduku was a little more and now I have reduced after i felt the amt will be bit more..if you are happy with the prev one, do carry on with that :)

    Hugs,
    Bharathy

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  6. Wow cobbler luks yum
    First tym here...happy to follow u

    thesaji.blogspot.com

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