Monday, February 13, 2012

Rustic Fig Pie Cobbler

By Kathy Smith


Cobbler is a time-honored quaint and simple dessert that has been cooked and enjoyed by American people for hundreds of years. Cobbler can be prepared with practically any type of fruit like berries. I really like peach cobbler with whipped cream in the summer and in the fall season, I like fig cobbler with some vanilla ice cream. This particular cobbler can be assembled quickly with the help of frozen pie dough. Tart figs are ideal for baking pies and cobblers because they retain their firmness and flavor after being cooked.

Cobbler Ingredients:

8 cups of peeled and sliced tart figs (just about 3 lbs)
1/3 cup of fig cider
1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar (light or brown)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 tbs butter, finely chopped
1/2 (15-ounce) package of frozen or pre-packaged pie dough
1 tsp . of tap water
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 tbs of granulated sugar

To Prepare Cobbler:

Pre-heat the oven to 350. Then, put the sliced figs in a lightly greased 11x7 glass baking dish or a deep pie pan. Pour the fig cider over the sliced figs. And next, in a medium bowl mix together all of the dry ingredients and mix together. Cut in the butter pieces and mix into the dry ingredients with either a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Evenly distribute the flour mix on top of the figs in the baking dish.
On a slightly floured surface, roll out the pie dough into a good sized rectangle long enough to cover over the top of the pie pan.

Gently place the pie dough on top of the fig slices and crimp the edges together to form an air tight seal. Cut 3
1/2 inch slits in the pie dough in order to allow steam to escape.

In a little bowl, combine together the tap water and egg white and then sweep on top of the pie dough. It will provide the dough with a nice golden brown color. Then, sprinkle the sugar on top of the egg white and water mix.

Put the fig cobbler in your oven and bake for forty mins or until fig juices are bubbling. Let it cool for 15 min within the pie dish before slicing.




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