Warm Apple Cobbler

Well, I'm officially sick.

I am suffering from the worst chills I've ever had in my entire life. My hands can't seem to warm up no matter what...and I'm bundled up in my fleece plush bathrobe...sipping hot tea.

On top of that, my body doesn't seem to want to make up its mind over just how sick it should be.  One moment I'm feverish all over. Next I have a headache. Still I'm not sick enough to stay in bed.

Thankfully, apple cobbler is one of those things you don't have to make up your mind about.

Warm cinnamon apples with a delicious streusel topping? YUM.

Apples are the epitome of "Fall fruit." I particularly love Fuji apples. It might have something to do with my mother buying Fujis and Fujis only. We have this vigilant aversion toward all apples that are not Fujis, in particular the Red Delicious Apple. 


I ate my first Red Delicious Apple during my first year in America. Boy, was I fooled. I never ate the apple again. Even at age ten I knew what was what.

I still remember learning to peel apples with a knife. My mother had to show me how to hold the apple with my left hand and use my right thumb to "guide" the knife into the apple skin. After so many years, I think I'm quite decent now. Not as good as mom, though.

The tossed apples go into the pan...

...and the beau-ti-ful streusel goes on top.

What a beautiful cobbler. And so tasty that you might not even need vanilla ice cream on top.




Warm Apple Cobbler


*makes one 9x13-in pan*

Ingredients:

Apples:

• 5 large Fuji apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Streusel topping:

• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

For apples:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish.

2. Toss first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Add sugar, flour, and cinnamon; toss to combine. Transfer to baking dish. 

For streusel:
1. Whisk butter and eggs in medium bowl until smooth. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger in large bowl. Form well in center of flour mixture and add butter mixture. Using rubber spatula, toss until large clumps form. 

2.  Using fingertips, break up streusel clumps into smaller pieces and sprinkle streusel topping over apples. 

3. Bake until apple mixture is bubbling and streusel is golden brown, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve cobbler slightly warm topped with vanilla ice cream.

Source: Adapted from Bon Appetit