Apple and Tamarillo Gingerbread Cobbler is a modern British recipe (based on an American original) for a classic apple, tamarillo and gingerbread cobbler made with a dry gingerbread baking mix. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British dish of: Apple and Tamarillo Gingerbread Cobbler.
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The tamarillo is the wonder food of the moment. This is the fruit of Solanum betaceum a small shrub in the solonacacea (deadly nightshade) family (related to capsicums, potatoes, tomatoes and aubergines). The shrubs are very fruitful and bear fruit in clusters. A single tree in a pot can, over the three month fruiting period, produce more fruit than a single family can consume, so making preserves from the excess fruit is essential. They originate in South America, but with care and if brought indoors in the winter they will survive and bear fruit even in Northern climes. They are grown commercially in New Zealand and Portugal.
Ingredients:
420g Gingerbread Cake Mix, divided
180ml water
50g light brown sugar
100g butter, divided
75g chopped pecan nuts
800g stewed apples (or apple pie filling)
400g tamarillos, blanched, peeled, de-seeded, chopped and lightly stewed
Method:
Combine 300g of the gingerbread cake mix with the water until smooth then set aside. Meanwhile, add the remaining gingerbread cake mix to a bowl and add the sugar. Stir to combine then add the butter and either rub in with your fingers or cut in with a knife. When done stir-in the pecan nuts.
Combine the stewed apples and tamarillos with the remaining butter in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until heated through. Turn the apple mixture into the base of a well-greased baking dish (about 28 x 16cm). Spoon the gingerbread and water batter over the top of the fruit then scatter the pecan nut mixture over the top of this.
Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 180°C and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the topping has set and is a golden brown in colour. This goes well with vanilla custard or vanilla ice cream.
