Apple Cobbler

Serves 8

Filling

• 5 medium cooking apples, cored, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
   

Topping

• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup All Vegetable Shortening
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Heat oven to 400ºF. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with Cooking Spray.
2. Filling: Place apples in a large mixing bowl. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in small mixing bowl. Pour sugar mixture over apples; toss and stir to combine. Pour apples into prepared pan; dot with butter.
3. Topping: Food processor method: In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pulse in All-Vegetable Shortening until coarse crumbs form. In a small bowl, mix egg, milk and vanilla; add to flour mixture and pulse to combine. Drop biscuit mixture in 8 mounds on top of fruit.  Or combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl; cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form.
4. Combine egg, milk and vanilla in a small bowl; add to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Drop biscuit mixture in 8 mounds on top of fruit.
5. Bake at 400ºF for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with cream or ice cream, if desired.

Apple-Cranberry Variation: Add 1 cup fresh cranberries and 1/2 cup additional sugar to the filling mixture. Proceed as directed.