Gingered Apple Cobbler

Name: Gingered Apple Cobbler
Ingredients: 1½ ounces (40 g)Crystallized Ginger; 6 pounds 8 ounces (2 kg 955 g) tart cooking apples, such as Pippin or Granny Smith (approximately 15 medium); 6 pounds 8 ounces (2 kg 955 g) tart cooking apples, such as Pippin or Granny Smith (approximately 15 medium); 6 pounds 8 ounces (2 kg 955 g) tart cooking apples, such as Pippin or Granny Smith (approximately 15 medium); ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice; 8 ounces (225 g) granulated sugar; 4 ounces (115 g) unsalted butter; 1 recipe Cobbler Topping; Cinnamon sugar; 1 recipe Bitter Orange Sauce; Mint sprigs

Preparation info

Yield: 2 cobblers, 10 inches in diameter, or
16
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Try serving with Calvados Cream; it is much quicker to prepare than the bitter orange sauce, and it tastes great with the apples. Whipped cream flavored with bourbon is also good.

Ingredients

1½ ounces (40 g)Crystallized Ginger
6 pounds 8

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Finely chop the crystallized ginger and reserve.
Peel, core, and cut the apples into ½-inch (1.2-cm) wedges. Place the wedges in a bowl with the lemon juice as you cut them, tossing them in the juice to coat.
Transfer the apples to a skillet or saucepan and add the sugar and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the apples are soft but not mu