This apple cobbler is an old fashioned dessert made with an apple filling that is topped with sweet buttermilk biscuits. A quick and easy treat that's perfect to make when apples are in season!
10cupsapplespeeled, cored and cut into 3/4 inch pieces
1 cupgranulated sugar
1tablespoonflour
1teaspooncinnamon
1teaspoonlemon juice
3tablespoonswater
For the cobbler topping
1 2/3cupsall purpose flour
2 1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
3/4cupgranulated sugar
1/2cupbuttercold, cut into small pieces
1cupbuttermilk
3/4teaspoonvanilla extract
2tablespoonscoarse sugar
cooking spray
vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce for servingoptional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9' x 13' pan with cooking spray.
For the filling: Place the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice and water in a large bowl. Toss to coat.
Pour the apple mixture into the prepared pan in an even layer.
For the topping: Place the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl. Stir to combine. Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry blender or two forks to cut the butter into the flour mixture until the batter looks like small coarse pebbles.
Pour the buttermilk and vanilla extract into the flour mixture. Stir to make a batter.
Place spoonfuls of the batter mixture over the apples. Top with the coarse sugar.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and apples are tender. If the biscuits look like they're browning too quickly, you can cover the dish with a piece of foil.
Let cool for at least 20 minutes, then serve, with ice cream and caramel sauce if desired.
Notes
Make sure your apples are cut into similar sized pieces so that they cook evenly.
Use coarse sparkling sugar for the topping – it won’t melt like regular granulated sugar and it has that beautiful crystalline appearance. You can find this sugar in the baking aisle with the bottles of sprinkles.