Sweet Potato Cobbler Dessert Food

SWEET POTATO COBBLER

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook sweet potatoes in water until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 1-1/2 cups cooking liquid. Layer potatoes in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; add reserved liquid. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; sprinkle over potatoes. Dot with butter. , Preheat oven to 400°. For pastry, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. On a floured surface, roll pastry into a 13-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Place over filling; cut slits in top. Brush with butter; sprinkle with sugar. Bake until top is golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Spoon into dishes; if desired, top with whipped cream.

SWEET POTATO COBBLER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cover sliced sweet potatoes with lightly salted water.
• Bring to a boil, reducing to a simmer.
• Cook for 7 minutes or until tender but still firm.
• Drain reserving 2 cups of the cooking liquid.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat stir together the 2 cups reserved liquid, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
• Keep stirring until the sugar is disolved.
• Add butter and melt.
• Pour the syrup over the sweet potatoes and cook over medium high heat until syrup bubbles up and over the potatoes.
• Remove from heat.
• Layer the sweet potato slices in a 8x10 inch glass dish.
• Pour syrup over the potatoes.
• Cut pastry lattice style and top cobbler.
• Brush with milk, sprinkle with sugar, nuts and bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.

SWEET-POTATO COBBLER

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Peel sweet potatoes, then halve lengthwise and slice crosswise 1/4 inch thick. Combine potatoes with remaining filling ingredients in a wide 4- to 5-quart pot and simmer, covered, until potatoes are almost tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer potatoes with a slotted spoon to a bowl and boil liquid, uncovered, until reduced to about 2 cups (it will become syrupy), 20 to 25 minutes.
• Make dough and bake cobbler:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. 3Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk with a fork until a dough forms.
• Gather dough into a ball, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead 7 or 8 times. Divide dough into 2 pieces, then form each into a disk.
• Roll out 1 disk with a floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and fit into bottom and about halfway up side of Dutch oven, pressing against side to help it adhere.
• Roll out remaining dough into another 14-inch round, then trim to a 12-inch round with a paring knife, reserving trimmings.
• Spoon half of sweet potatoes evenly into dough-lined Dutch oven, then top with 1 layer dough trimmings, cutting and fitting trimmings to almost cover potatoes. Add remaining potatoes, then pour syrup over potatoes and cover with 12-inch dough round, pressing edges together to seal. Cut 3 steam vents in top with paring knife.
• Bake cobbler until top is golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool to warm before serving, about 30 minutes (dough will absorb most of syrup).

SWEET POTATO COBBLER

Steps:

• Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a fork, and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake 400 degrees for 1 hour on until done; cool slightly.
• Peel and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place sweet potato slices in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish; add orange juice.
• Stir together 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Sprinkle over sweet potato.
• Dot with 6 tablespoons butter.
• Cobbler:.
• Combine 2 cups flour and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, evenly over surface, and stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Shape into a ball.
• Roll pastry into a 13x9-inch rectangle.
• Place over sweet potato mixture, sealing edges.
• Cut slits in top to allow steam to escape.
• Microwave remaining 2 tablespoons butter until melted.
• Brush butter over crust, and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
• Bake 400 for 1 hour or until golden.
• Serve warm with whipped cream.

SWEET POTATO COBBLER DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix 3 cups white sugar, flour, milk, and baking powder together in a bowl. Mix sweet potato, remaining 3 cups white sugar, water, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together in second bowl.
• Pour melted butter into a 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Pour in flour mixture, followed by sweet potato mixture; do not mix into the flour batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 1 hour.