Spicy Autumn Fruits Cobbler with Graham Cracker Biscuits
Pears and cranberries star in this fall fruit cobbler recipe. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
Ingredients
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6 medium Bosc, Anjou, and/or Asian pears, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped (6 cups)
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1 14 ounce whole cranberry sauce
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1 cup fresh cranberries
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½ cup golden raisins or dark raisins
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½ cup packed brown sugar
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½ teaspoon ground ginger
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¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
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⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
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dash salt
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½ cup crushed graham crackers (6 graham cracker squares)
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1 egg
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¼ cup milk or half-and-half
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¾ cup all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
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½ teaspoon salt
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¼ cup butter
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1 tablespoon coarse sugar and/or demerara sugar
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375°F. In a 4-quart Dutch oven combine pears, cranberry sauce, cranberries, raisins, brown sugar, ginger, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, and dash salt. Bring to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine crushed graham crackers, egg, and milk; set aside. In a food processor combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and pulse with several on/off turns until combined. Add butter; pulse with several on/off turns until butter is worked in and there are no pieces of butter larger than small peas. Add graham cracker mixture; pulse with a few on/off turns just until combined.
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Divide hot pear mixture among eight 6- to 8-ounce custard cups or ramekins. Place cups in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Using a spoon, drop a mound of dough on top of pear mixture in each cup. Sprinkle coarse sugar over the dough mounds.
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Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Cool on a wire rack for 25 minutes. Serve warm.