Cobbler Crust Food

DOUBLE CRUSTED PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Crust:
• Place flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and process for 5 seconds. Add butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add water, a few tablespoons at a time, until the dough just comes together.
• Remove dough and knead lightly on a lightly floured surface until it just comes together. Divide the dough in half and form into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Once dough is chilled, remove from the refrigerator and roll each disk into a 9-inch square approximately 1/4-inch thick. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets and return to the refrigerator to chill until ready to assemble.
• Filling:
• Melt butter in a large high-sided saute pan over medium heat. Add the sugar and water and cook until sugar is dissolved. Add nutmeg, salt, peaches, and flour and cook for 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place half of the peach mixture in the bottom of a 9-inch square buttered baking dish using a slotted spoon. Top the peaches with 1 layer of dough. Place on a baking sheet and bake until the crust is light golden brown. Remove from the oven and top the crust with the remaining peaches and cover with the other crust. Brush the top crust with heavy cream, sprinkle with sugar, and return to the oven. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the juices are bubbly. Let cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH PIE/COBBLER CRUST

Steps:

• Cut the Crisco into the flour and salt. Don't overwork. This should be very rough consistency.
• Beat the egg; add vinegar and water.
• Sprinkle the water mixture over the flour.
• Toss with a fork until coarsley mixed.
• Divide dough in half for two pie crusts. Shape into balls and chill 15 minutes.
• Roll on floured surface.
• Balls of dough may be combined for a large cobbler crust.
• Follow baking instructions for your pie or cobbler.

STRAWBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a large (10-inch) cast-iron skillet.
• Stir together the strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium bowl. Set aside to allow the strawberries to macerate while making the biscuit dough.
• Stir together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Press the cubed butter into the flour with your fingers or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles wet sand. Gradually mix in the half-and-half with a rubber spatula until a wet shaggy dough forms.
• Pour the macerated strawberries into the prepared skillet, then drop large spoonfuls of the biscuit dough on top, leaving some space between each. Sprinkle the coarse sugar on top of the dough and place the skillet onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

EASY COBBLER

Steps:

• Melt butter in 9x13 baking dish.
• Mix in flour, milk, sugar, and baking powder.
• Dollop pie filling on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brown.

MIXED BERRY COBBLER WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8" x 8" baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Set aside.
• To prepare the berries: In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar and the cornstarch. Stir to mix. Add the berries. Toss to combine. Transfer to the baking dish. Wipe the bowl clean with a paper towel.
• To prepare the crust: In the bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a fork or pastry blender. Add the Better Butter or spread. Cut into the dry ingredients until the pieces are the size of peas. Add the milk and stir quickly just to moisten. Dollop over the berries, leaving some bare patches.
• Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the fruit is bubbling. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CRISP PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on the rack under the middle rack to catch drips. Generously butter a 2-inch deep (2-quart) baking dish.
• Place peach sections into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice and zest.
• Stir butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Mix until creamed and resembles a sugary, buttery paste, 4 to 5 minutes. Add oats and flour; stir until flour and oats are incorporated into the butter-sugar mixture and mixture resembles coarse crumbs, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour in milk; stir until mixture is wet and creamy, like a thick spreadable batter, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drop batter by spoonful on top of the peaches. Spread batter evenly over the surface of the peaches. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar on the batter. Spritz with water until sugar is wet and surface glistens.
• Bake in preheated oven on middle rack until browned and crispy, about 45 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

CREEPING CRUST COBBLER

Steps:

• Melt BUTTER in 10 inch baking dish and set aside.
• Mix FLOUR, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER together in bowl.
• Add MILK to flour mixture and GENTLY STIR BY HAND until all flour is wet. DO NOT OVER MIX DOUGH - overmixing makes the crust tough.
• Evenly Spoon DOUGH over the butter in your baking dish (do not mix or blend, just let the butter go where it wants to go).
• Place FRUIT over dough. - You can always use more or less fruit.
• BAKE at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes depending on your oven.
• CRUST WILL RISE TO THE TOP AND CREEP OVER THE FRUIT.

OLD FASHIONED PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, and salt. Work in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and cold water. Sprinkle over flour mixture, and work with hands to form dough into a ball. Chill 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out half of dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish, covering bottom and halfway up sides. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
• In a large saucepan, mix the peaches, lemon juice, and orange juice. Add 1/2 cup butter, and cook over medium-low heat until butter is melted. In a mixing bowl, stir together 2 cups sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cornstarch; mix into peach mixture. Remove from heat, and pour into baked crust.
• Roll remaining dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Cut into half-inch-wide strips. Weave strips into a lattice over peaches. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar, and drizzle with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until top crust is golden brown.

COBBLER CRUST

Steps:

• Sift together flour and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender until pieces are the size of small peas. Add 8 to 10 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending with a fork until a dough forms. Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll into balls. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 25 minutes before using.

STRAWBERRY COBBLER WITH SUGAR-COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Strawberry Filling: To macerate the strawberries (a technique to release a fruit's juices by mixing with sugar and resting), take half the strawberries and roughly slice them. Combine with remaining whole strawberries in a large mixing bowl. Add salt, sugar, and the zest and juice of two lemons. Stir to combine and set aside, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Fit a strainer over a saucepan. Pour the strawberry liquid through the strainer and into the saucepan, reserving the strawberries. Over medium heat, bring liquid to a simmer. Continue simmering, stirring often, until liquid is reduced to a thin syrup that coats the back of a spoon, 5-10 minutes. Let rest while making crust. (Note: Syrup will continue to thicken as it cools.)
• Sugar-Cookie Crust: In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, salt, and baking powder. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed, 30 seconds. Turn off mixer, lift paddle, and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Increase speed to high and continue creaming the butter-sugar mixture until it's pale and fluffy, 2 more minutes. Turn mixer to low and slowly add dry ingredients, turning the mixer off to scrape the sides of the bowl halfway through. Crack the egg into a small bowl, to make sure no shell gets into the mixture; then add vanilla and egg to the mixer. Mix on medium speed until just combined. Chill 30 minutes. (Note: Crust can be made several days in advance, wrapped in plastic and chilled; bring to room temperature before using.)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a baking dish. Spread strawberries in the dish in an even layer, then pour in syrup. Spread the crust over the strawberries in an even layer. Bake for 1 hour, or until crust is golden and fruit is bubbling. (Note: Depending on the size and shape of the baking dish, there might be leftover dough. For every 1½ inch of filling, there should be a ½-inch of topping. Use extra dough for a mini-cobbler or bake into sugar cookies.)
• Remove cobbler from oven. The crust will look like a cookie, with the filling bubbling up through the craggy cracks. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.