Salted Apricot Honey Cobbler Food

SALTED APRICOT-HONEY COBBLER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make the shortcake topping: Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Using your hands, rub the butter into the flour mixture until there are no large chunks left. Add 1/2 cup heavy cream and mix just until blended, then turn the dough out onto lightly floured work surface.
• Knead dough just until it's no longer super-sticky, and then pat the dough out so it's 1-inch thick. (The shape here doesn't matter; you'll be cutting out circles.) Using a 2-inch-round cutter, or something approximately that size (water glasses and Mason jars also work), punch out as many shortcakes as you can. Gently gather and re-pat the scraps so they're 1-inch thick and repeat until all the dough is used. You should have 8 or 9 shortcakes.
• Prepare the filling: Toss apricots with honey, cornstarch, lime juice and kosher salt in a 2-quart baking dish (an 8-by-11-inch or 9-by-13-inch dish will work), then flip the fruit so they are all cut-side up. The apricot pieces will overlap a bit, and this is fine. Top with shortcakes; they will puff and spread quite a bit, so leave them well spaced. The idea is to have lots of fruit exposed once baked, so don't worry about the shortcakes covering every square inch. Brush the shortcakes with cream, and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar and flaky sea salt.
• Bake until shortcakes are golden brown and the juices of the apricot have thickened and bubbled up around the edges of the baking dish, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly before eating (though it's even better at room temperature). This cobbler is the best the day it's made, but it can be baked a day ahead and stored tightly wrapped at room temperature.

APRICOT COBBLER RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix apricots, 3/4 cup sugar and the tapioca in medium saucepan. Stir in water. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Pour into 9-inch square baking dish; set aside.
• Mix flour, 2 Tbsp. sugar, the baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk until mixture forms soft dough. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto hot fruit mixture.
• Bake 30 min. or until biscuit topping is golden brown.

APRICOT COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F / gas mark 6.
• For the Filling, bring 250ml (1 cup) of water, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg to the boil.
• Stir until thickened, which should take around 1 minute.
• Reduce the heat, add the apricots and butter.
• Simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Pour the filling into a 23cm x 33cm (9X13 inch) baking dish.
• For the topping, combine the flour, caster sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Cut the butter into the flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Systematically pour the milk into the crumble until the topping is just moistened.
• Spoon the wet mixture evenly over the apricot filling and dollops.
• Sprinkle the granulated sugar evenly over the topping.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve with ice cream, custard or cream. Enjoy!

SALTED COCOA-HAZELNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium-high until the mixture is superlight, fluffy and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add in the eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla extract, and beat until everything is well combined, about 2 minutes.
• Add dry ingredients all at once, and mix on low until almost incorporated. Add hazelnuts, and continue to mix until just fully incorporated.
• Scrape dough out of mixer, and divide it into 2 pieces onto cling wrap. Wrap each piece in cling wrap and roll them into logs about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, and 12 inches long.
• Refrigerate the logs at least 2 hours, or up to 5 days.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Brush the outside of each log of dough with egg wash. Sprinkle sanding sugar (Demerara or regular granulated sugar also work here) onto a piece of parchment paper, and roll the logs in it. Slice log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Place dough slices on parchment-lined baking sheets 1 inch apart, and sprinkle with flaky salt. Bake until the edges are just set and cookies are baked through (difficult to tell with chocolate cookies, but the center should feel set when pressed gently), 12 to 15 minutes.

APRICOT COBBLER

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Toss all filling ingredients together in a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate and let stand until juicy, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Make topping:
• Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in buttermilk with a fork just until combined (do not overmix).
• Drop rounded tablespoons of dough over filling, leaving spaces in between to allow topping to expand. Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons sugar.
• Bake cobbler in middle of oven until fruit is tender and topping is golden, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly, about 15 minutes, and serve warm.

WONDERFUL APRICOT COBBLER

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease a 2-qt baking dish.
• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Stir in the water; bring to a light boil over medium heat; boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat.
• Add apricots and butter; heat through.
• Pour into a prepared baking dish.
• FOR TOPPING: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly.
• Stir in the milk just until moistened.
• Spoon over hot apricot mixture.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.

APRICOT PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving 1/2 cup syrup. Drain apricots, reserving 1/2 cup syrup. Cut apricots in half; set fruit aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and reserved syrups until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Stir in peaches and apricots. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , For topping, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add egg and butter; mix well. Spoon over fruit. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. , In a large bowl, beat the cream, honey and cinnamon until stiff peaks form. Serve with warm cobbler.

EASY APRICOT COBBLER

Steps:

• Drain apricots, reserving juice. In a bowl, whisk the juice and pudding mix until smooth; stir in apricots. Pour into an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside. , In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with fork until dough forms a ball. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit top of baking dish; place over filling. trim and flute edges; cut slits in top., Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 40-45 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.