Basic Cobbler
Traditional dish with baking powder, self-raising flour, milk.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- USA
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- to taste salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 cup fruit
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Place the butter in a deep 9½ x 12-inch baking dish.
- Put the dish in the oven to melt the butter while preparing other ingredients.
- If butter is unsalted, add a touch of salt to the pan as well.
- Add the flour and sugar to a bowl and sift together lightly.
- Create a well in the center of the mixture, and pour the milk into the well.
- Mix together with a wire whisk until smooth.
- Remove the pan from the oven.
- Pour the batter into the dish on top of the melted butter.
- Do not stir.
- Spoon the fresh fruit out evenly across the top, but again, do not stir.
- Place the cobbler in the oven.
- Bake uncovered until golden brown.
Adapted from “Basic Cobbler”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.