Cobbler (food)

A Cobbler (literally, " cobbler " comes from "to cobble something together" - English for " cobble together something " ) is a traditional dessert that originated in the British-American colonial period, and is now usually served as a dessert.

It consists of mostly only a single type of fruit that is baked in a pastry crust. Basically, it is a fruit flan. Cobbler are sometimes hot, but mainly eaten lukewarm and often served with cream, ice cream and vanilla or chocolate sauce.

Other members of the large and immensely popular American fruit casserole family are Buckles, Grunts, Crisps, Crumbles or Brown Betty. In common is that fruits are refined with dough and the result is served warm as a dessert. Depending on the coating ( sprinkles, scrambled or biscuit dough ) and after stratification ( dough up or down ) changes the name. Use find various seasonal fruits, such as apples, pears, blueberries, cranberries, cherries or peaches.

While the U.S. variants are almost exclusively sweet, (eg Ireland, Scotland - Canada, Australia, New Zealand) dominate in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries, mainly the hearty and savory variations with vegetables or (and) meat (beef, sheep, mutton ) as ingredients. These are then also love baked with cheese and served mainly as a main dish.