Bob's Vinegar Cobbler

A Facebook friend and grandmother-in-law to my niece posted this recipe a few days ago.  It's her husband's recipe and he was making it that day for a church potluck dinner.  I can't remember when I've heard of a vinegar cobbler, if ever, but remember hearing of a vinegar pie years ago.  I was impressed with the straight he made cutting the dough!  He used a pizza cutter!  Thought you might enjoy this interesting, unique recipe!


Bob's Vinegar Cobbler


Preheat oven to 390 degrees.

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup honey (optional)
4 cups water
1/2 tsp salt
1 stick margarine
1 tsp. cinnamon

Crust:

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup shortening
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
Enough cold milk to make dough workable.

Combine first 7 ingredients to make vinegar mixture and bring vinegar mixture to boiling.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt and shortening together with fork, fingers or pie knife until resembles cornmeal. Add enough cold milk (a little at a time) to make dough workable. Roll out 1/2 of the dough and cut into strips and drop into boiling vinegar mixture by pinching off dough into approx. 1" x 1" pieces. Boil 5 minutes to cook dumplings. Pour mixture into 9 x 13 " baking pan or pyrex dish. Top with remaining dough. This can be rolled and placed on top like a pie, or cut into strips and placed on like a lattice top pie. (Or whatever you want it look like!) Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top and bake at 390 degrees until crust is light brown.

Note: If you leave out honey, add another 1/2 cup sugar.
For diabetics, who can eat honey....you can use 2 cups honey and omit sugar.