Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberry Cobbler. Cobbler dishes, consist of a fruit or savoury filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, or dumpling before being baked
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 500g Blackberries
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of Lemon Juice
- 30g Cold Butter Cubed
- 120 ml Water
- 4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon of Salt
- 250 Plain Flour
- 75g Cold Lard Cubed
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Caster Sugar
- 2 1/2 Tablespoons of Milk
Method
Pre-heat the oven to Gas 8, 230 centigrade. Place the blackberries in buttered pie dish and sprinkle with a little sugar. Sprinkle over the lemon juice and distribute the cubed cold butter amongst the blackberries.
Sift the baking powder, salt and flour into a large bowl. Add the cubed lard and rub together lightly. Add the sugar and milk and mix together into a smooth dough that leaves the bowl clean.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface large enough to cover the fruit. Place the dough over the top of the fruit and trim the edges off. Prick the surface all over with a fork.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to Gas 4, 180 centigrade and cook for a further 30 minutes.
Sift the baking powder, salt and flour into a large bowl. Add the cubed lard and rub together lightly. Add the sugar and milk and mix together into a smooth dough that leaves the bowl clean.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface large enough to cover the fruit. Place the dough over the top of the fruit and trim the edges off. Prick the surface all over with a fork.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to Gas 4, 180 centigrade and cook for a further 30 minutes.
Accompaniments
Ready Prepared
Cream.
Crème fraîche.
Ice Cream.
Prepared
Listed in the Sweet Sauce section of the website.
Custard.
White Sauce
White Sauce with Brandy.
Ready Prepared
Cream.
Crème fraîche.
Ice Cream.
Prepared
Listed in the Sweet Sauce section of the website.
Custard.
White Sauce
White Sauce with Brandy.
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