Hello Apple Season!!!! Grandma's Apple Cobbler

2011 has certainly been an interesting year for weather in Minnesota. More snow days than usual, then the March Mushies seemed to last right into June when weeks of non-stop rain took over. Then the heat. Nothing like strings of days with 90 degree heat and 90% humidity. (sorry, I don't feel like a true Minnesotan unless I complain about the weather a little.)

According to a local reporter (love KSTP!) all that craziness led to a "bumper crop" of Good Apples.

My mom gave me a love for Haralson apples. She loved them so much she had my dad plant two Haralson trees in the backyard when I was a kid. They are extremely tart, very crunchy and super awesome dunked in caramel sauce.

Last weekend my friends and I went to Jim's Apple Orchard in Jordan, MN and I came away with a 5 lb bag of  Haralson numminess. For a few days now, I have been eating 2-3 a day just because they are so darn good (even without the caramel, peanut butter, or marshmallow creme...)

Realizing I needed a little more creativity and soon (lest I have a sack of rotten apples), I remembered my grandma's cobbler recipe. This recipe has been in the family for years, as my mom remembers HER grandmother making it as well. It is really easy, and isn't super sweet (until you pile on the ice cream and caramel sauce.)

Feel free to experiment. Throw in some fresh berries, or substitute sliced peaches for the apples. It isn't bad for breakfast either!

Grandma Barker’s Apple Cobbler

Place 6 medium-sized cut up apples in a buttered 11x7 baking dish

Mix together until dough is formed:

1 cup flour

½ cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

¾ tsp salt

1/3 cup melted butter

dash cinnamon

dash nutmeg

Toss dough evenly over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Serve warm with cream.

(or like I do, with ice-cream and caramel sauce!)

(features Market Pantry Vanilla Bean ice cream, and Abdallah Caramel Dip)

Happy Apples!