Autumn truly is a wonderful season, a close second to Winter in my opinion and only because of Christmas!
Autumn is a time to get outside and enjoy Nature's playground; there is so much to see and do. It's also a season to embrace the harvest and from that come all the delicious kitchen smells and flavors. There is not much that beats the smell of a stew slow cooking when you come home from a walk, or the taste of french bread, buttered and dipped in a warming vegetable broth. But in our house autumn means fruit pies, crumbles and cobblers, hot from the oven with ice cream, custard or cream.
So I thought for day 2 of NaBloPoMo I would share with you my recipe for Plum and Ginger Cobbler.
Plum and Ginger Cobbler
Plum and Ginger Cobbler...now where's the custard?
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Serves : 4 hungry people and one little person in our house!
Ingredients
1 kg plums
2 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 inch fresh grated ginger
Topping
75 g cold butter, unsalted
175 g self raising flour
60 g soft brown sugar
1 medium egg, beaten
100 ml whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6
- Wash the plums, then halve and stone them. Place in your dish and scatter the grated ginger over the plums, drizzle with honey and sprinkle cinnamon evenly over.
- Time to make the topping; cube the butter and rub in the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Mix in the sugar and add the milk and egg, stir gently until you have a soft dough. Spoon the dough onto the fruit, it doesn't have to be in a smooth layer and if you have bits of fruit showing through don't worry as the dough will spread when cooking.
- Brush lightly with milk and scatter over a little sugar. Place the cobbler in the middle part of the oven and bake for 25 - 30 mins.
- The cobbler should be a lovely golden brown colour. Serve warm with cream or custard.
Substitute the plums for apples and blackberries or rhubarb and pears.
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