Autumn Apple Cobbler

By sandiB2010

Ingredients

• 12 medium size tart apples
• 3 tablespoons raisins
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh orange peel
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons White Lily® Enriched Bleached All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• CRUST
• 1 1/2 cups White Lily® Enriched Bleached All Purpose Flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• OR 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
• 4 tablespoons milk, divided
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Vanilla ice cream, or favorite flavor

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from crisco.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
HEAT oven to 400ºF. Peel, core and thinly slice apples. Place in large bowl; add raisins and orange peel. Combine 1 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; sprinkle over fruit. Mix well.

2.
SPOON apple mixture into ungreased 2-quart oblong baking dish; dot with butter.

3.
COMBINE 1 1/2 cups flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add 3 tablespoons milk; toss with fork just to moisten. Form into a ball.

4.
ROLL pastry on lightly floured surface to 13 x 9-inch rectangle. Place over apples; flute edges. Brush with 1 tablespoon milk; cut slits to vent steam. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

5.
BAKE 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.