Foodie Friday: Recipe- Liberty Inn Apple Cobbler

Liberty Inn -Apple Cobbler

 Preheat oven to 300^

Crust:

3 1/2 C all purpose flour

2 TBS sugar

1 tsp salt

2 sticks unsalted butter

4 TBS Crisco, cut into 1/4 inch pieces

2 TBS ice water

Sift together flour, salt and sugar into a large bowl.  Using fingers, work in butter and shortening until it resembles course crumbles.  Add ice water  and work with fingers until water is incorporated and dough comes together.  Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray.  Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to thickness of pie crust.  Lone baking dish with dough.

Apple Filling

 4 lbs baking apples, such as Golden Delicious

1/2 C sugar

1 1/2 C brown sugar

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 C flour

Sift dry ingredients.  Put apples in small pan and cook on medium heat 2-3 minutes.  Add dry ingredients and cook until apples are soft.  Remove apples from heat and chill.  Place in baking dish over pie crust.

Cream Cheese Filling

8 oz cream cheese- room temperature

1 large egg

2/3 C sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl and mix until smooth.  Pour over apples and swirls slightly.

Oatmeal Streusel 

3/4 C all purpose flour

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 C packed brown sugar

3/4 C rolled oats

1/2 C unsalted butter

 Mix ingredients and spread evenly over filling. Bake in center of oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

  Best served with vanilla ice cream!