Liberty Tree Tavern's Apple Cobbler

Disney Apple Cobbler

Thank you for coming back to yet another week in our Challenge! In choosing this recipe, I knew I wanted to do something that was baked, and that I had never attempted before. I found the cobbler, and not only did it sound delicious (I will admit to never trying the Liberty Tree Tavern, but I definitely will now!), but I would get to learn how to make a pie crust! It turned out delicious (though I would make a few, minor, changes), and reminded me of something my Grandmother would have made.

Pie Crust Dough:
3 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter cut into ¼ inch pieces
4 tablespoons Crisco – Vegetable

Start by pre-heating the oven to 300 degrees. Then, sift flour, sugar, and salt into a bowl. Using hands, add the Crisco (personal choice is Butter Flavor) and butter and work everything together until it is coarse and crumb-like. Add 2 tablespoons (may require more) of ice water and continue to mix with hands until dough forms. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Once it is at desired length/width place in a greased 13*9 pan.

Dry dough ingredients

Dough after water has been added

Roll out enough dough to cover the bottom of the pan

Cover only the bottom

Apple Filling:
4 pounds Baking Apples – Golden Delicious
½ cup Sugar
1 ½ cups Brown sugar
½ teaspoon Nutmeg – ground
½ cup Flour

Cut apples into thin slices (suggestion that has been made is to peel the apples as well), and fry in a pan for 2-3 minutes. Sift the sugar, brown sugar, nutmeg, and flour. Mix in with the apples, and cook until apples are soft. Chill the mixture, and then place on top of the dough

Apples with sauce

Apple mix on top of dough

Cream Cheese Filling:
8 ounces Cream cheese – softened at room temperature
1 each large egg
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Mix all ingredients together and pour on top of the apple/dough combination. Slightly swirl the filling in.

Oatmeal Streusel:
¾ cup All –purpose flour
½ teaspoon Cinnamon – ground
½ cup Brown Sugar – packed
¾ cup Rolled Oats (I used regular oatmeal)
½ cup Butter – Unsalted

Combine all ingredients together and, with hands, crumble until a course mixture. Sprinkle on top of the apple/dough/filling combination and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the center of the oven.

Cream Cheese Filling with Streusel

Finished baking and ready to serve!

Serve with ice cream and enjoy!

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