Recipe of the moment: Fruit Cobbler

One thing I may not have mentioned is that I am a kitchen dweller. I love cooking and baking and am always on the hunt for good recipes to experiment with. I think everything tastes better when it's homemade, so I thought I would share a few of my favourite recipes that I pick up as I go.

Baking is so much easier than people think it is - there usually isn't much prep for simple cakes and once it's in the oven you have time to put your feet up and drink a cuppa, so it's the perfect past time! Whilst I was in America, I was introduced to The Pioneer Woman (check out her blog/website -http://thepioneerwoman.com/) and was kindly given one of her recipe books. I also had a bit of time to try out one of her dishes which is one of the easiest and tastiest desserts I've ever made!

So here it is (slightly adapted from the original!):

Raspberry and Blueberry Cobbler


You can use any fruit you wish, the original was blackberry. I've also made a raspberry and blackberry which was rather tasty!


As this recipe is American - the measurments are all in cups, not grams. For this I have a cute solution:

These are my measuring cups - that look like Russian Dolls, you can get them from Amazon, they are so handy and don't take up much room in the cupboards!

Equipment:

- Ceramic baking dish, round or rectangular

- Mixing Bowl

- Whisk

Ingredients:

- 1 Stick of Butter - equivalent to 4ounces or approx 110g

- 1 1/4 cup of Sugar

- 1 cup of Self-Raising Flour

- 1 cup of Milk

- 2 cups of Blackberries (or a mixture of whatever fruit you are using!)

Method:

1. Melt the butter either in a pan or in a microwavable dish. 

2. Pour 1 cup of sugar and flour into a mixing bowl, whisking in the milk.

3. Then, pour the butter into the mixture and whisk it all together.

4. Lightly grease your baking dish.

5. Wash and dry the fruit.

6. Pour the batter into your baking dish and sprinkle the fruit onto the top, distributing evenly. 

7. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar on the top. (For this, I used brown sugar which gave it a darker and crispier texture)

8. Cook in the oven on Gas Mark 4/180oC for one hour, or until golden brown.

9. About ten minutes before the cobbler is cooked, sprinkle on a little extra sugar if desired!

Before going in the oven:

The finished product! Serve with cream or ice-cream :)

Much Love xxx