Cast-Iron Apple Cobbler

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 cup butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose divided
• 4 pounds fuji apple peeled thinly sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1 cup buttermilk low-fat
• 0.8 teaspoon salt divided
• 0.7 cup sugar divided
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• blender
• measuring cup
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine 25 ounces (about 1/2 cup) flour, apple, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl, tossing well. Spoon into a large cast-iron Dutch oven.
4. Add 1/2 cup water.
5. Combine remaining 5 ounces (about 1 cup) flour, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl; cut in 1/4 cup butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
6. Add buttermilk; stir until just moist. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls over apple mixture.
7. Bake at 375 for 1 hour or until bubbly and browned.
8. Serve warm.