Recipe: Apple Cobbler

There is nothing more American than apple pie. At Liberty Tree Tavern in Magic Kingdom dinner is family-style traditional American fare and no American feast would be complete without apple cobbler. Below you’ll find the recipe for this delicious dessert. It’s perfect for a July 4th party!

Apple Cobbler

Pie Crust Dough
3 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into ¼ inch pieces
4 tbsp Crisco

1. Sift the flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl.
2. Using your fingers, work in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and work with your fingers until the water is incorporated and the dough comes together. Add more water if needed.
4. Spray the inside of a 9x13x2 inch glass or ceramic baking dish with a non-stick coating. Roll out pie dough on a lightly floured surface and line the baking dish with dough.

Apple Filling
4 lbs Baking Apples – Golden Delicious
½ cup Sugar
1 ½ cups Brown sugar
½ tsp Nutmeg – ground
½ cup Flour

1. Sift dry ingredients together.
2. Put apples in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add dry ingredients and cook until apples are soft and ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
4. Remove apples from heat and chill thoroughly. Place cooled apple filling into dish.

Cream Cheese Filling
8 oz cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1 each large egg
2/3 cup sugar
1 tesp vanilla extract

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
2. Top apples with cream cheese mixture and swirl into apples slightly.

Oatmeal Streusel
¾ cup all – purpose flour
½ tsp cinnamon, ground
½ cup brown sugar, packed
¾ cup rolled oats
½ cup butter, unsalted

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread streusel mixture evenly over top of apple/cream cheese mixture.
2. Bake in center of oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.