This recipe is courtesy of Jane Brody’s Good Food Cook Book.

Ingredients for 12 Servings

• 5 Large apples, peeled, cored and cut into thin slices (@ 8 cups)
• ½ Cup dried currants
• ½ Cup chopped dates
• ½ Cup golden raisins
• ½ Cup chopped Premium Black Walnuts or Native Pecan Halves
• ½ Apple jack or apple juice or apple cider
• 2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 Cup of sugar
• 2 Teaspoons of salt (optional)
• 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 Teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 Cup butter or margarine, slightly softened
• 1 Cup skim or low-fat milk
• 1 Cup apple cider or apple juice, heated to boiling

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350o F
2. Grease a large, shallow 4–quart baking pan
3. Spread the apple slices on the bottom of the pan, and sprinkle the currants, dates, raisins and walnuts or pecans over them. Pour the applejack or juice or cider over the fruit and nuts
4. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt (if desired), cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture is uniformly grainy
5. Stir the milk into the flour mixture, and spoon the batter over the apple mixture
6. Gently pour the hot cider or juice over the dish
7. Place the baking pan in the hot oven, and bake the cobbler for 1 ¼ hours or until most of the juice has been absorbed

Serves 12 people.

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