Fall Recipes: Apples and Spice Cobbler
Forget bobbing for apples, this apple pie wanna-be gives you all the goods--and you don't even have to work for it.
- 4–6 large granny smith, macintosh or other tart, firm apples
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1½ tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 10-inch round layer of pie crust (store bought is fine)
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Preheat the oven to 400°.
Peel, core and thickly slice the apples.
In a small bowl, combine the sugars, salt, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg.
In a large bowl, toss the apple slices and the dry ingredients together, then sprinkle in the vanilla extract and toss one more time.
Pour the apples into a buttered round cake pan or pie pan, pat the surface as level as possible and dot with butter.
Unroll the chilled pie dough onto a floured work surface and cut out a face like you would on a Jack-o-lantern, removing the excess dough where you cut out the eyes, nose and mouth.
Carefully roll the dough up onto a rolling pin and unroll it over the apple filling.
Brush the dough lightly with milk and sprinkle with additional two tablespoons of sugar.
Bake for 40–50 minutes, until apples are tender and bubbling through the holes in the crust and crust is golden brown.
Serve warm by spooning out a portion with a large serving spoon into dessert bowls and topping with whipped cream or ice cream.
- Thanks to Gale Gand and the American Association of Orthodontists.
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