Apple Cobbler

Apple Cobbler is a dessert made up of a baked apple filling and a simple biscuit-like topping. It is similar to apple crisp, which instead has a crunchy topping often made with oatmeal.

35 min · serves 8

Ingredients

• 6 cups sliced, peeled, and cored baking apples
• ⅔ cup white granulated sugar
• 6 Tbsp water (divided into 4 and 2)
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp white granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup milk

Steps

1. Stir together apples, ⅔ cup sugar and 4 Tbsp water in a large saucepan. Simmer, covered for 5 minutes or until fruit is tender.
2. Add 2 Tbsp water and 1 Tbsp cornstarch. Cook, stirring, until thick and bubbly.
3. In a medium bowl stir together flour, 2 Tbsp sugar, and baking powder.
4. Cut in butter until mixture resembles large crumbs. Set aside.
5. In a small bowl stir together the egg and milk. Add to flour mixture, just to moisten.
6. Transfer filling to 2-quart square baking dish.
7. Using a large spoon, drop topping into small mounds on top of the filling.
8. Bake for 20–25 minutes in a 400 °F (205 °C) oven.

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Adapted from “Apple Cobbler” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.