Apple and Prune Cobbler with Buttermilk Biscuit Crust
2 pounds firm cooking apples
1 cup pitted prunes (about 8 ounces)
1/2 cup walnut pieces, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Buttermilk Biscuit Dough
1 tablespoon milk or buttermilk
Peel, halve and core the apples. Slice each half into
5 or 6 wedges, from stem to blossom end. Slice each
prune into 3 or 4 strips. In a large bowl, combine
the apples, prunes and chopped walnuts.
Preheat the oven to 375F. In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup
of the sugar, the cinnamon and the flour. Toss with
the fruit and nut mixture. Pour the filling into a 1
1/2 quart shallow baking dish, sprinkle on the lemon
juice and dot with the butter.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the Buttermilk
Biscuit Dough a little less than 1/4 inch thick,
slightly larger than the baking dish. Transfer the
dough to the top of the filling and trim any overhang
even with the rim of the dish. Flute the edge of the
dough at the rim. Slash 4 or 5 vent holes about 1
inch long in the center of the crust. Paint the dough
with the milk and sprinkle with the remaining 1
tablespoon sugar.
Bake the cobbler for 30 minute, or until the dough is
baked through and deep golden and the filling is
begining to bubble. Let the cobbler cool on a rack.
Serve warm or at room termperature.
Buttermilk Biscuit Dough
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold butter
3/4 cup buttermilk or milk
Combine the all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking
powder and salt. Sift into a mixing bowl.
Cut the butter into 8 or 10 pieces and add to the dry
ingredients. Rub the butter in with your fingertips
until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk.
Toss with a fork to moisten evenly. Let the dough
stand in the bowl for 1 minute to absorb the liquid.
Turn out onto a floured work surface. Fold the dough
over on itself 2 or 3 times until it is smooth and
less sticky.
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