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   This is a recipe Bill's grandmother brought with her when she came to the US from Ireland in the 1920's. It is probably much older than that. It's a simple thing but does really taste good. It works with any fruit, but she usually made them with either apples or peaches. There's some debate over whether it can properly be called a cobbler, but she always called it that. Nothing fancy, just old-fashioned goodness.

                   Irish Apple Cobbler
                             Bill's Irish Grandmother
1 stick butter (1/4lb) melted
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
cinnamon

Instructions

Cut apples or peaches and add to a buttered 9" square baking pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon. If doing other fruits add any sugar or flavoring desired.

Beat egg and mix ingredients until thoroughly incorporated. Batter will be too thick to pour. Spread evenly over fruit by hand.

Sprinkle a just a little cinnamon and sugar on top.

Bake at 350F for 1 hour until top is golden brown (check with toothpick).