Recipe: Spicy Apple Cobbler (Quaker Oats, 1963)

SPICY APPLE COBBLER

FOR THE FILLING:
6 cups sliced cooking apples
1 cup sugar, divided use
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
FOR THE TOPPING:
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup Quaker or Mother's Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1/2 cup milk
Additional granulated white sugar (for sprinkling on top)
Cream (for serving)

Place apples in an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan.

Blend together 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and spices; sprinkle over apples, tossing lightly to mix. Dot with butter.

For topping, sift together flour, baking powder, the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and salt into bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats. Add milk, mixing only until ingredients are moistened.

Spoon topping over apples. Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.

Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 degrees F) for 30 to 35 minutes.

Serve warm with cream.

Makes 8 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: 'Round the Clock Recipes from Mary Alden, The Quaker Oats Company, 1963