Brandied Apple Cobbler Recipes

APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Simmer raisins and Calvados in a small saucepan over medium heat until liquid is reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let macerate, covered, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
• While raisins macerate, peel and core apples, then cut into 1-inch pieces. Toss with lemon juice.
• Melt butter in skillet and sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over it. Add apples along with raisins and Calvados (skillet will be full). Cook apples over medium-high heat, without stirring, until juices are deep golden and bubbling, 18 to 23 minutes (don't worry if juices color unevenly). Transfer skillet to oven and bake, uncovered, 20 minutes.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt, then add 3/4 cup cream and stir just until a dough forms. Gather dough into a ball and transfer to a lightly floured surface. Gently knead 6 times, then pat dough into an 8-inch round. Cut out as many rounds as possible with lightly floured cutter. Gather scraps and pat out, then cut out more rounds. (You will have about 12.)
• Arrange biscuits on apples about 1/2 inch apart and brush tops with remaining tablespoon cream. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake until biscuits are puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Cool in skillet 20 minutes before serving.

BRANDIED APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously butter shallow 5-to 6-quart baking pan.
• Spread apple slices in bottom of pan; sprinkle with walnuts, raisins, currants and dates.
• Drizzle with 1/2 cup applejack or Calvados.
• Combine flour,sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Blend in half-and-half to form thick, smooth batter.
• Drop by heaping teaspoons on top of apple mixture to cover completely.
• Blend brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, coriander, salt and nutmeg and sprinkle over batter.
• Bring apple cider to boil; gently pour over cobbler.
• Place cobbler on foil-lined baking sheet.
• Bake cobbler until tester inserted in center comes clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours, depending on juiciness of apples.
• Cut into squares and serve warm or at room temperature.