Ya know...I am a creature of habit. Found this recipe for Apple Walnut Cobbler (their pic). It's not as easy as my other cobbler find, but really. I mean really. Tart apples and walnuts in a buttery crusty cobbler...it had me at tart apple...

Apple Walnut Cobbler

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 cup walnuts -- coarsely chopped

4 cups tart apples -- thinly sliced

1 cup flour -- sifted

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg -- beaten

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/3 cup butter -- melted

Directions:

Combine the sugar, cinnamon, and 1/2 cup of the walnuts. Spread the sliced apples in the bottom of a greased baking dish (8x8). Sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon sugar mixture.Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine the egg, evaporated milk, and melted butter. Stir in the combined dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour over the apples in the baking dish. Top with remaining walnuts.Bake at 325F for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

This recipe for Apple Walnut Cobbler serves/makes 6

Easy Fruit Cobbler

I needed a quick recipe, and it had to match the ingredients I had on hand...this filled the bill. It's from Southernfood.about.com, and they consider it a 'dump cake'. I did it with canned cherries, but can see that any fruit would be good:

4 ounces butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup milk
dash of salt
1 can fruit pie filling

Melt butter in an 8x8x2 inch baking dish. Mis all ingredients except fruit in a medium bowl. (No mixer is required). Pour the batter over the butter. Pour filling over the top. Bake at 350 degrees 45-60 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. I added some powdered sugar on top. Serves 8

There, didn't I say simple? This is a great 'have the ingredients on hand' cobbler, and it is fast and easy (are you noticing a theme to my posts???). It would be a great breakfast/brunch sweet instead of muffins. One note: I didn't bake it for the full 45 minutes, since it browned up about 38-40 minutes. I would set the timer for about 35 minutes and check it. I did put a piece of foil over the top and let it bake a couple of extra minutes when I noticed the edges browing a lot. This is a very good recipe to try with kids. It's hard to mess up something this simple.