Mixed Tomato Cobbler With Gruyere Crust Recipes

TOMATO COBBLER

Steps:

• Make the filling: Heat oil in a large high-sided skillet over medium heat. Cook onions, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 25 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Let cool.
• Toss onion mixture, tomatoes, flour, and red-pepper flakes with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and some pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the biscuit topping: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or rub in with your fingers until small clumps form. Stir in cheese, then add cream, stirring with a fork to combine until dough forms. (Dough will be slightly sticky.)
• Transfer tomato mixture to a 2-quart baking dish (2 inches deep). Spoon 7 clumps of biscuit dough (about 1/2 cup each) over top in a circle, leaving center open. Brush dough with cream, and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon cheese. Bake until tomatoes are bubbling in the center and biscuits are golden brown, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Let cool for 20 minutes.

TOMATO COBBLER WITH GRUYERE CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust, combine the flour, cheese, thyme, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to mix.
• Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
• Still pulsing the machine, drizzle the ice water in little by little through the chute until the dough begins to hold together without becomming wet or sticky.
• Do not process more than 30 seconds or the dough will be tough rather than tender.
• to test, press a small amount of the dough together, if it is crumbly add more water 1 teaspoon at a time.
• Form the dough into a disk about 1 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Lightly grease a 9 1/2 inch or 10 inch deep dish pie pan.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion is tender and aromatic, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• Put the tomatoes in a large bowl, add the basil, flour, salt, sugar and pepper and toss gently to mix.
• Stir in the cooled onion mixture, then spoon into prepared pan.
• Roll the dough out on a floured surface to a circle that is 1 inch larger in diameter than the pie pan.
• Transfer the dough to the sidh, tuck the edges in around the tomatoe filling and crimp the edge.
• make 3 or 4 small slits in the crust to allow steam to escape.
• Whisk together egg and water in a small bowl.
• Brush the crust with the egg wash and sprinkle with the Gruyere cheese.
• Set the pie pan on a baking sheet to catch any drips.
• Bake until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Cover the crust with foil loosely if it is browned before the filling is hot.
• Let cool to room temp before serving.

TOMATO COBBLER WITH RICOTTA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Prepare the ricotta: Strain the ricotta in a cheesecloth or fine-mesh strainer for at least 30 minutes. When it's ready to use, squeeze to get rid of any excess moisture.
• Prepare the ricotta biscuits: Put 2 1/2 cups cake flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl and whisk to combine. Transfer to the freezer to chill for about 20 minutes. Add the butter to the bowl and smear the pieces between your fingers, pinching them to make thin pieces and smushing these into the flour mixture until no big pieces are left.
• Make a well in the middle of the bowl and gradually pour in 1 cup buttermilk while using a fork to fluff in the flour from the sides of the bowl until you form a shaggy-looking dough. Crumble in the ricotta and loosely incorporate with your fingers.
• Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and use your hands to shape it into a roughly 4-inch-by-6-inch rectangle. Fold into thirds and flatten back to the same size with your hands; repeat two more times, flattening the dough out until about 1-inch thick. Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven, and heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut about half the tomatoes in half. In a 2-quart baking dish, combine all the tomatoes, olive oil, vinegar and thyme sprigs with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cake flour. Season generously with salt and pepper, and let sit while you prepare the biscuit dough.
• Lay the biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut into 2-inch squares or circles and arrange in a single layer over the tomatoes - you should have around 10 to 12 biscuits. Roll and cut scraps, or just bake the scraps separately to snack on. Brush the remaining 2 tablespoons buttermilk on top of the biscuits, and bake for 45 minutes, until the tomato mixture has bubbled up and the biscuits are browned on top. Allow to cool, and serve warm or at room temperature, finishing with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

TOMATO COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart shallow baking dish or a deep pie plate; set aside.
• Place tomato wedges in a large bowl; sprinkle with cornstarch and season with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.
• Place flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs. Add egg and buttermilk, pulse a few more times until mixture comes together. If the mixture is too liquid, add more flour, a spoonful at a time. If mixture is too dry, add a few drops of buttermilk.
• Gently toss tomato mixture again and spread it over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of the flour mixture on top, spreading evenly with a knife, leaving some gaps so that steam can escape. Transfer cobbler to oven and bake until golden and bubbling, 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.