Nispero Cobbler
Nispero Cobbler is sooo yummy! Served warm with vanilla ice cream.
What are Nispero's - These are small peach-coloured fruits they are a little fussy to prepare but have a delicate taste. These can be enjoyed during the Spring season
While the skin can be eaten the best bit is inside, the flesh. The fruit contains large seeds that are toxic and must not be eaten as they contain cyanogenic glycosides, mainly amygdalin, which release cyanide. Lots of people make chutney, jelly and jam using the Nispero.
They are low in calories, and packed full of antioxidants, vitamins and rich in soluble fibre, they also contain vitamins' A, C and E, and traces of the groups B, B1, B6, B2 and B, with potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, zinc, iodine and Selenium!! Despite all this they taste lovely! it is said that they may promote heart health, have anticancer properties, improve metabolic health and offer anti-inflammatory properties.
You will see these being grown in the valley of Callosa d'En Sarrià, just 15 minutes inland from Benidorm, they are our locally produced "superfood".
Fruit in Spain a Seasonal Guide.
Ingredients
Filling
2 lbs Nisperos, seeded and quartered
7 tbs Sugar
1 tbs All Purpose Flour
1/4 teaspoon Almond Extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons Lemon or Orange Juice, fresh squeezed
Topping
3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons sugar (reserved)
1/2 cup Buttermilk well shaken
3 tbs Cold unsalted butter cut into bits
Filling
Preheat oven to 400°F. 200ºC
Toss all filling ingredients together in a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate and allow to stand for about 30 minutes.
Make Topping
Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Stir in buttermilk with a fork just until combined (do not over mix).
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough over filling, leaving spaces in between to allow topping to expand.
Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons sugar.
Bake cobbler in middle of oven until fruit is tender and topping is golden, about 30 minutes.
Cool slightly, about 15 minutes, and serve warm.
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