Ingredients:
Cornbread Biscuits
1 cup(120 grams) all-purpose flour
1 cup(138 grams) fine or medium cornmeal
1/4 cuplight brown (53 grams) or granulated (50 grams) sugar
1 tablespoon(12 grams) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon(1 gram) kosher salt
1/2 cup (1 stick, 113 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
1/2 (114 grams) buttermilk
Filling
1 cup(130 grams) fresh or frozen and thawed cranberries
4 (about 1½ pounds) sweet-crisp apples, such as Fuji or Gala, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 teaspoonfinely grated lemon or orange zest (from about ½ orange or 1 lemon)
Juice from 1 large lemon or 1/2 medium orange (2 to 3 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon(7 grams) cornstarch (or 1 tablespoon/15 grams all-purpose flour)
3 tablespoons(40 grams) brown or granulated (37 grams) sugar
Pinchkosher salt
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Directions:
Heat the oven to 400ºF. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Use your fingers to cut in the butter until it resembles a coarse meal with butter pieces no larger than peas.
Gently mix in the buttermilk with your fingers or a wooden spoon until just combined. Place in the refrigerator while you make the filling.
In a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, or 9- or 10-inch cake pan, toss together the cranberries, apples, orange zest and juice, cornstarch, sugar, and salt.
Drop 6 large dollops of cornmeal batter over the surface of the skillet, leaving some areas of fruit exposed. Place the pan on a sheet pan to catch any drips. Bake the cobbler until the fruit is bubbling and the biscuits are golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes, tenting with foil after 35 minutes to prevent the biscuits from getting too brown. Let cool slightly (or completely) before serving, with ice cream or whipped cream if using.