Disney Dining At Home: Apple Cobbler from the Liberty Tree Tavern

Apple Cobbler 

from the Liberty Tree Tavern at the Magic Kingdom

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Pie Crust Dough:

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 sticks unsalted butter cut into ¼ inch pieces

4 tablespoons Crisco – Vegetable Shortening

Sift the flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl Using your fingers, work in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 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.

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 (as for an apple pie)

Apple Filling:

4 pounds Baking Apples – Golden Delicious

½ cup Sugar

1 ½ cups Brown sugar

½ teaspoon Nutmeg – ground

½ cup Flour

Sift dry ingredients together. Put apples in a small saucepan and cook

over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add dry ingredients and cook until

apples are soft and ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Remove apples

from heat and chill thoroughly. Place cooled apple filling into dish.

Cream Cheese Filling:

8 ounces Cream cheese – softened at room temperature

1 each large egg

2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

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

Oatmeal Streusel:

¾ cup All-purpose flour

½ teaspoon Cinnamon – ground

½ cup Brown Sugar – packed

¾ cup Rolled Oats

½ cup Butter – Unsalted

Spread streusel mixture evenly over top of apple/cream cheese mixture.

Bake in center of the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Recipe found at AllEars.net