Old fashioned plum cobbler

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds (700g) fresh plums (quartered and stoned)
• 4 tablespoons (50g) white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 ounce (30g) (butter)
• 1 teaspoon cornflour (cornstarch)
• 2 cups (280g) self-raising flour
• 3 tablespoons (40g) brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3 1/2 ounce (100g) butter
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Plums ---

2. 2

   Pre-heat oven to 200°C/400°F

3. 3

   Cut each plum into quarters and remove the stone.

4. 4

   Place the plums into the baking dish and sprinkle with lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and cornflour. Dot with butter.

5. 5

   Cover with a lid and place into the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.

6. 6

   After 20 minutes remove the plums from the oven and allow to cool slightly.

7. 7

   --- Cobbler ---

8. 8

   Make the cobbler while the plums are in the oven.

9. 9

   Place the flour, salt and sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub it into the flour and sugar until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

10. 10

    Add all the milk and mix thoroughly until all comes together in a sticky dough.

11. 11

    Cover the cooled fruit with tablespoons of the cobbler.

12. 12

    Sprinkle the top of the cobbler with brown sugar.

13. 13

    Return to the oven and bake for a further 30 minutes until the cobbler is cooked and golden.

14. 14

    Serve warm with custard or ice cream, or allow to cool and serve slices of the plum cobbler cold, as a cake.