1/2 cup butter
2 cup sugar
2 cup water
1 1/2 cup self rising flour
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup milk
2 cup apples, finely chopped
1 tsp cinnamon
Directions
Melt butter and put in a 9x13 inch dish. Heat sugar and water until
sugar melts. Cut shortening into flour. Add milk and form into soft
ball; roll out dough. Sprinkle apples with cinnamon; place on dough
and roll up like jelly roll. Cut in slices and place in pan with
melted butter. Pour sugar syrup around rolls and bake at 350 degrees
for 60 minutes. Randy Rigg
Servings: 1 servings
Apple Cobbler Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Apple; Dessert; Fruit; Pie
The History of Recipes
Experts have found proof that recipes existed back into the distant past, in fact as far back into history as early Egypt, and maybe further still. However, generally, these old cookbooks were just very basic hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
Interestingly, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to food historians are some tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. During Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius wrote a number of scripts showing how to cook the recipes prepared by wealthy roman citizens. In his publication, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into starters, entrees and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef informs us how the Roman cooks were skilled in the use of many different spices and herbs, including many that are still in use today like basil, fennel and parsley. Closer to modern times, we find two books which date from the fourteenth century - a book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, they are nothing to do with the indian curry that appears on menues today, but instead accounts of the types of meals prepared by the cooks of the rich and powerful of the time. Later, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought back many new spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including coriander, parsley, and basil. The introduction of these new tastes led to a surge in books on cookery, some of which are kept safe in private cookery archives. During the succeeding few centuries, the powerful and rich houses strove to lay on the most exotic meals, and because of this the best cooks and their recipes could command a high salary. However, it was during the 1800s that cookery and recipe publications became popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to collating, testing, and recording recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. By the time we get to the twentieth century, cook books are starting to become popular mostly due to higher levels of literacy, people having increased free time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Apple Cobbler recipe.
