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Easy gooseberry cobbler
Tuesday, 08 November 2016 - 11:16 | Views - 957
Ingredients

750g gooseberries, washed, topped and tailed

100g caster sugar

1 tsp grated root ginger

3 tbsp elderflower cordial

For the topping

140g plain flour

2 tsp baking powder

25g butter

25g caster sugar

150ml buttermilk

1 tbsp demerara sugar

Method

1.Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.

Place the gooseberries, caster sugar, ginger and elderflower in a saucepan with 4 tbsp water and cook, covered, for 5 mins until the berries begin to pop.

Tip into a baking dish.

2.Make the topping. Sift the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl.

Rub in the butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs, then stir in the caster sugar.

Mix in the buttermilk to give a soft, sticky dough. Dollop spoonfuls on top of the gooseberries, then sprinkle with the demerara.

Bake for 25 mins or until golden brown and crusty.

Stand for 5 mins, then serve with some low-fat ice cream, fromage frais or custard.
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