Cranberry Apple Cobbler

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 cups cranberries, picked over
• 1 granny smith apple, peeled and sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
• vanilla ice cream, as an accompaniment if desired

Recipe

• 1 in a shallow 2-cup baking dish toss together the cranberries, the apple, the zest, the brown sugar, the cinnamon, the cloves, and 1 tablespoon of the flour and dot the top with the butter.
• 2 in a bowl stir together the remaining 1/2 cup flour, the baking powder, and the salt.
• 3 add the shortening, blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal, and stir in the yogurt. (the dough will be sticky.)
• 4 drop the dough by spoonfuls onto the cranberry mixture, sprinkle it with the granulated sugar, and bake the cobbler in the middle of a preheated 400°f oven for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden. serve the cobbler with the ice cream.