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Why have I never made cobbler before? It is, I will aver, Better Than Crumble.

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Habbibu · 12/09/2010 20:17

There, I've said it. Had plums and blackberries yesterday, and found a recipe in Leith's baking bible for a plum and blackberry cobbler.

Oh dear lord. I could have eaten the lot. Why do we not really make them here?

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SecretNutellaFix · 12/09/2010 20:20

isn't that scone topped? Crumbles are easier.

HopeForTheBestExpectTheWorst · 12/09/2010 20:22

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Hassled · 12/09/2010 20:24

I made a cobbler once. We could have re-pointed the brickwork with it. Vile, slimey stuff.

I like crumble because I can do a Nigella and freeze it in recognisable bags and thus produce a pudding in mere moments. Everyone is always suitably impressed and I can live off the smugness for days.

bowbluebell · 12/09/2010 20:24

Cobbler is lovely. We had venison cobbler for lunch today.

Yum!

Habbibu · 12/09/2010 20:24

Well, I know, that's what all thought, all hard and scone-y - but no! Soft, cakey, crumbly, just enough resistance to the soft fruit. Just heaven.

Not sure I can find a link to the Leith's one. may type it out in a bit.

Not so much more difficult than a crumble, but so so lovely.

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Stinkyfeet · 12/09/2010 20:25

Mutton cobbler was one of my fave school dinners when I were a youngster!!

Habbibu · 12/09/2010 20:25

Hassled - slimy? What did you do?

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FrameyMcFrame · 12/09/2010 20:26

Is cobbler the same recipe as crumble just add egg and milk?

Habbibu · 12/09/2010 20:27

Oh, hang on. Have to type, it seems.

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BelligerentGhoul · 12/09/2010 20:27

You should try Nigella's Blackberry crisp (even better with cherries). You will never want crumble again!

Hassled · 12/09/2010 20:32

I don't know what I did! It all sort of slid into the fruit - so hard outer crust thing, slimey innards which slid down. Like some sort of alien egg.

Habbibu · 12/09/2010 20:45

OK - from Leith's Baking Bible, p. 140:

Filling:
12 Victoria plums or similar, halved and stoned, then cut into quarters
140g blackberries
30g soft light brown sugar
2 tbs cornflour
½ tsp ground cinnamon

Topping
170g plain flour
Pinch salt
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarb
85g butter
45g caster sugar
100 ml plain yoghurt
Extra caster sugar for sprinkling

Oven 200C/GM6

Put plums in a bowl with blackberries
Mix together sugar, cornflour and cinnamon. Toss with fruit. Place fruit into shallow ovenproof baking dish with diameter about 17cm
Topping. Sift flour with salt, baking powder & bicarb into a large bowl. Rub in butter. Stir in sugar.
Stir yoghurt in to make soft light dough. Turn out on to a floured work surface and pat into 1cm thick disc. Cut into 3.5 cm rounds using floured scone cutter. Place ?cobbles? onto the fruit, slightly overlapping. Sprinkle with caster sugar.

Bake in top third of oven for 30-35 mins until fruit is bubbling and topping golden brown. Serve warm

NB. I didn?t have yoghurt, so used 100ml milk and added 1 tsp cream of tartar to flour mix. Worked well, but the dough was quite sticky, so I had to add a bit more flour when it was turned out.

Also, when you think it?s cooked, stick a knife in the middle to make sure the dough is cooked through.

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ShowOfHands · 12/09/2010 20:51

Don't you say that about crumble. Wash your bloody mouth out.

Tootiredforgodtyping · 12/09/2010 20:53

Nothing could ever beat crumble . FACT.

Habbibu · 12/09/2010 20:53

No. Still have delicious taste of left over cobbler in it. So ner.

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Umami · 12/09/2010 21:05

I think with cobbler your topping needs to be more American biscuit than English scone.

Now does anyone have any opinions about slumps or grunts? Confused

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