FRUIT (apple) COBBLER master recipe

 My apple cobbler

 My  peach cobbler


Peaches from Georgia and Zinnia flowers in fool bloom, many colors! What can be better for a mid summer time...In Florida, were we live now, or in New England, is the best time for fruit cobbler!!
This is one of the American desert, that I embrace immediately.... I tried  many recipes to get the one that I think is the best one, and I find  THIS MASTER OF COBBLER RECIPES in "COOK ILLUSTRATED", 2006.

Pam Anderson & Karen Tack tried and tried different recipes 

(as myself), tried different ovens, tried different pans and 

they came up with this perfect compendium in 2006, COOK 

ILLUSTRATED:

1. Prepare pastry; refrigerate

2. Prepare oven 375F

3. Mix cornstarch, sugar, and dry spices, and fruits, prepared, to coat

4. Place fruit into 8’square/ or 9’ round, cover with pastry, and bake until brown, 45-55 minutes

Blueberry:   2 pint fresh…    2tsp cornstarch………..1/2 c sugar…………. cinnamon, vanilla

Blackberry    2pint fresh…….1tablespoon……………1/2 c sugar 

Italian prune    1 ½ lb.………….2tsp ………………   1/2 c sugar …… cinnamon, vanilla

Apricot              1 ½ lb.……….. 2tsp…………….. …1/2 c sugar …….  vanilla; almond extract

Peach/nectarine    1 ½ lb.…….2teaspoon…………….  1/2 c sugar …….clove in it; vanilla, 1tbs  brandy

Apples (sliced)    1 ½ lb.……… 2tsp cornstarch………. ½ cup sugar…………cinnamon, vanilla,     grounds walnuts.

Flaky pastry topping 

(apple cobbler)

Once the crust was fully set (30 minutes in baking) remove from oven, scoring the crust long and cross wide to form 2’ sq. Using a large spatula, press the partially baked crust, down into fruit. Continue to bake until crust is golden.

INGREDIENTS

1c flour

¼ tsp salt

1tbs sugar

6tbs chilled butter, cut into small pieces

2tbs chilled all-vegetable-shortening

2tbs ice water

1tbs milk

       Mix flour, salt, sugar in food processor

• Add butter, with pulses. Add shortening.
• Add 2tbs water, must be dough. If it is not add 1tbs water.
• Place dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and press to make a round/square shape.
• Refrigerate, until you prepare fruit.
• Place dough on top of fruit.
• Brush dough with milk, and sprinkle with sugar. Cut few shape, for vent.
• Bake (375F) for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, scoring the crust long and cross wide to form 2’ sq.
•  Using a large spatula, press the partially baked crust, down into fruit. Continue to bake until crust is golden, 15-20 minutes more.

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