Apple Cobbler With Poached Dried Figs Recipes

APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
• Peel and core the apples and cut them into 1/4 to 1/2-inch dice. Try to get the apples pieces as uniform as possible to ensure even baking in the cobbler. Combine the apples with 1 cup of the sugar in a large bowl. Cover and set in the refrigerator while preparing the cobbler topping. The sugar will draw out some of the moisture in the apples, so the filling will be nice and thick.
• Combine the remaining sugar with the flour and salt in a medium size bowl. Set aside 1/2 cup of the sugar and flour mixture to coat the apples. Cut the chilled butter into small pieces and work into the sugar/flour mixture using a pastry cutter, a fork, or your fingers until it forms a coarse meal.
• Drain the sugar syrup from the apples and set aside. Combine the apples with the reserved flour and sugar mixture. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, and sweetened dried cranberries to the apples and stir well to evenly distribute all the flavors. Pour into the buttered baking dish.
• Lightly beat the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and slowly drizzle it into the flour mixture. Don't worry if it seems a little dry at first. Continue to stir the mixture until the flour is completely absorbed into the egg. (You might want to get your hands into it and use your fingers to finish.) Take a small bit of the topping and roll it into a 1-inch ball. Gently flatten the ball into a disk and place it on top of the apple mixture in the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining topping, slightly overlapping the disks.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the juices are bubbling and the topping is a light golden brown. Let the cobbler rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. While the cobbler is sitting, coat the almonds with the reserved sugar syrup. Drain off the excess syrup and place the almonds on a buttered parchment lined baking sheet. Roast until the almonds are golden brown, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Scatter them over the cobbler.
• Tips: To make cutting the butter into the flour/sugar mixture a bit easier, try grating frozen sticks of butter on the large holes of a hand grater. You'll have small bits of cold butter which will help the coarse meal form quickly. Use a melon baller to scoop out the core of the apple halves quickly and with minimal waste.
• Note: You will need approximately 8 to 10 apples total. .

APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Melt 1/2 stick butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, swirling pan occasionally, until butter is golden brown and fragrant, about 8 minutes; let cool. Toss together apples and lemon juice in a large bowl. Combine 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla-bean seeds in another bowl, breaking up clumps and combining with a fork or fingers. Add browned butter to apples. Stir in flour mixture.
• Transfer apple mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, cover tightly with parchment-lined foil. Place a parchment-lined baking sheet on bottom rack of oven to catch juices. Bake apples on middle rack directly over the baking sheet, 10 minutes. Remove and discard parchment-lined foil.
• Whisk remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Cut remaining 1 stick butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or 2 knives to form clumps that are no larger than small peas. Add cream to flour mixture; stir until a soft, sticky dough forms. Divide dough into 10 equal pieces; arrange over filling. Brush dough with cream, and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Return cobbler to oven on middle rack directly over the baking sheet until topping is golden brown and juices are bubbling, about 55 to 65 minutes. If topping is browning too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Let cool 20 minutes on a wire rack before serving.

APPLE COBBLER WITH POACHED DRIED FIGS

Steps:

• In a non-reactive saucepan, combine figs, red wine, and 4 T honey.
• Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, partially covered, until figs are soft and wine is mostly absorbed/evaporated.
• Set aside to cool a bit.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel, core, and slice apples into big bowl.
• Add spices, sugar, flour, and 3 T butter, cut into small pieces.
• Combine well, then add figs and any remaining liquid.
• Combine again.
• Butter a 8x11 baking dish, and pile fruit mixture into it.
• Smooth top and bake, covered with a piece of tin foil, for about 30 minutes, or until apples are partially cooked.
• Prepare topping: Rub together flour, butter, salt and brown sugar.
• Combine with granola or oats until a coarse mixture is formed.
• Remove baking dish from oven, and spread topping mix evenly over the fruit.
• Return to oven and cook, uncovered, for another 30 minutes or until the topping is slightly browned and the house smells wonderful.

POACHED FRESH FIGS

Steps:

• Combine wine, sugar, lemon zest, 1 1/2 cups water, thyme, and vanilla bean in a non-reactive medium size saucepan and heat to simmer, let simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Add figs to the syrup and continue to simmer until the figs are tender about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let figs cool about 10 minutes in the syrup. Remove and discard the thyme.
• Divide the figs among four glasses or bowls and spoon the warm syrup over the fruits. Garnish with Creme Fraiche and fresh thyme sprigs.

FIG COBBLER

Steps:

• Add the figs, sugar, and flour to a mixing bowl; mix to combine.
• Spoon mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan; dot with butter.
• Roll out pastry to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut into 9 x 1/2 inch strips; arrange strips of pastry in a lattice pattern.
• Trim edges as needed.
• Bake in a 375° oven fpr 45 minutes or until golden brown.

APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in an 8-inch square baking dish in the preheated oven, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar and cinnamon; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in sliced apples and remove from heat.
• Mix flour, white sugar, and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add milk and mix well. Pour batter into the baking dish with melted butter. Pour apples evenly into the dish. Do not stir.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 50 minutes.

EASY APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Layer apples in an ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan, sprinkling each layer with cinnamon-sugar.
• Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, egg, and baking powder with a fork. Sprinkle over apples. Lightly sprinkle water over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, about 30 minutes.