A bowl of this apple sourdough cobbler is the perfect finale to a cold-weather meal. You’ll love this delicious old-fashioned dessert.
Make sure that you have a little ice cream on hand for this special treat!
Apples are a good fruit choice for this cobbler in fall or winter. Make the cobbler with berries or strawberry and rhubarb in the spring and with peaches in late summer.
I got the sourdough topping recipe from Fermenting for Foodies.
The recipe makes about six servings.
Tips
- I recommend using apples that soften easily when baked. Try mostly Cortland or Macintosh with one or two crisp apples, such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp.
- The butter is easier to grate into the flour mixture if you chill it in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
- You can cover the fruit entirely with the sourdough topping or randomly place dough pieces over the top, leaving the fruit filling partially exposed.
Ingredients
You need the following ingredients to make the sourdough apple cobbler.
Sourdough Cobbler Crust
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup sourdough starter discard
Cobbler Filling
- 6 medium apples
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (1/4 teaspoon if you like more)
Cobbler Topping
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Butter an 8 x 8 baking dish.
Blend the 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon for the topping. You’ll use this in the last step.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Set it aside while you make the filling.
Peel and slice the apples into a bowl. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir them into the apples. Add the brown sugar and stir again.
Finish the batter. Using the large holes on a grater, grate the 6 tablespoons of butter into the flour mixture. Gently stir the butter with the flour to coat the butter. Stir in the sourdough starter, just enough to form a sticky dough.
Add the apples to the baking dish and spread out evenly. Scoop pieces of the dough onto the fruit.
Melt the last 2 tablespoons of butter. Brush the dough with the melted butter. Sprinkle it with the cinnamon sugar.
Bake the cobbler in the oven for 40 – 50 minutes. The topping should be golden brown.
Serve the cobbler with ice cream or heavy cream.
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