Autumn Apple Rum Raisin Cobbler Food

APPLE RUM RAISIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and spray an 11x7-inch (or equivalent 2-quart) baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place raisins and rum in a shallow bowl and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Let raisins soak in rum while you prepare other ingredients.
• Whisk milk, eggs, sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, salt and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Add challah cubes, sliced apples and raisins with rum and fold together with a large spatula. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish, flatten with spatula and make sure apples and raisins are evenly distributed. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Bake bread pudding until top is golden and center is set, about 55-65 minutes. Spoon into bowls, top with vanilla ice cream and serve.
• Make-Ahead/Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The bread pudding can be assembled and refrigerated for a few hours and up to overnight. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months. After it is completely cooled, double-wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap or in a freezer-safe container. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Before serving, reheat in the oven until warm.

AUTUMN HARVEST COBBLER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine the sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and 1-3/4 cups water. Bring to a boil. Stir in the apples, raisins, apricots and lemon juice. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally., Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth. Stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a small bowl combine biscuit mix and milk just until blended. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto hot apple mixture. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and lemon zest., Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm with whipped cream.

APPLE-RAISIN COBBLER

Steps:

• Mix apples, 2/3 cup sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg and water in large saucepan. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to full boil. Pour into 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with raisins. Dot with 2 Tbsp. of the butter.
• Cut remaining butter into flour, 2 Tbsp. sugar, baking powder and salt until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk until soft dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto hot apple mixture.
• Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes or until topping is golden. Serve warm.

AUTUMN APPLE RUM RAISIN COBBLER

Steps:

• 1. For Filling: Place apples in a large saucepan. Add apple juice, white and brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves (or Allspice). Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• 2. Combine cornstarch with lemon juice; add to saucepan. Bring to boil again while stirring. Cook and stir until thickened.
• 3. Remove from heat; stir in raisins (do not drain!) and almond extract. Allow to cool; stirring occasionally. When cool, pour into 9-10 inch high side baking dish. (I used deep dish pie plate).
• 4. For crust: In medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and mix well. Add flour and stir until incorporated. Batter will be thick. Spoon over filling and smooth out. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Delicious hot or cold! Serve w/ or w/out ice cream or if feeling particularly decadent: Serve with Honey Butter Rum Sauce (also posted) if you dare!

APPLE COBBLER - RUM AND RAISIN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, just cover raisins with water and simmer for a few minutes. Add dark rum, stir. Turn heat off.
• Spray an oven-proof dish with cooking spray. Place apples into dish and sprinkle castor sugar on top.
• Pour rum and raisin mixture over the top and mix. I use clean hands.
• Cook in a 200C oven for 30 minutes.
• To prepare the cobbler mix the flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, bi-carb soda and salt place in a food processor & blend for 30 seconds and pour into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add vanilla essence and buttermilk. Combine.
• Spray six ramekin dishes with cooking spray, divide the rum and raisin mix and top each with the cobbler mix.
• Place ramekins on a tray and cook in the oven at 200C for 20 minutes or until browned.
• Serve warm with cream if desired.

APPLE AND RAISIN CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 9 x 13 1/2-inch glass baking dish.
• For Topping:
• Mix old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, all purpose flour, ground cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Add unsalted butter and rub into mixture until coarse crumbs form. Mix in chopped walnuts.
• For Filling:
• Combine sliced apples, raisins, sugar, fresh lemon juice, flour and ground cinnamon in large bowl. Mix well to blend. Transfer apple-raisin filling to prepared dish. Spread topping over. Bake until topping is golden brown, about 55 minutes. Serve crisp warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

RUM RAISIN COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Using 1/4 stick of butter, generously butter the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan. I use a glass pan.
• Separate the biscuit's layers into about 20 thin 'biscuits'. Place 10 of the thin, separated biscuits in the greased pan.
• In a small bowl stir together the cold water and corn starch, set aside.
• In a medium sauce pan over medium heat stir together the fat-free half-and-half, sugar, spiced rum, raisins, vanilla, and salt. Heat, stirring constantly until it boils.
• Give the corn starch/water a quick stir, add it to the rum sauce, and quickly stir the sauce as it will begin to thicken immediately. When thick, remove from heat.
• Slice 1/2 stick of butter into 10 to 12 pats or more. Drop pats, or pieces, of butter over the first layer of biscuits then spoon on 1/3 of the rum sauce.
• Add the remaining layer of biscuits, butter pats, and another third of the sauce. Reserve the remaining third of the sauce for when the cobbler is done.
• Bake cobbler for 30 minutes or until golden brown and done in the center.
• Remove from oven and spread on the remaining rum sauce.
• Best served warm, alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

APPLE RAISIN COBBLER

Steps:

• Topper-------------.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Combine egg and milk.
• Add all at once to dry ingredients.
• Stir just until moistened.
• Set aside.
• Cobbler-------------.
• In sauce pan combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and ginger.
• Stir in water and raisins.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in apples, lemon juice and butter.
• Cook till apples are hot, about 5 minutes.
• Put into 2 quart casserole.
• Drop topper in mounds atop hot fruit.
• Bake, uncovered, at 400* until lightly browned, about 25 minutes.