Apple and Blackberry Cobbler
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Author: Cat (Waitrose Kitchen, Jan 2012, p53)
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Englsih
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 4 Dessert Apples, peeled, cored and thickly sliced
- 450g Blackberries (or defrosted frozen berries)
- 1 Orange, zest and juice
- 40g Light Soft Brown Sugar
- 1tbsp Brandy
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 Vanilla Pod
- 100g Self-Raising Flour
- 50g Caster Sugar
- 100g Unsalted Butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
- Pinch of Salt
- 40g Pecans, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190C. Put fruit, brown sugar, brandy, star anise and vanilla pod in a pan. Cook gently for 5mins, discard anise and vanilla and tip into 1.8l ovenproof dish.
- For topping, put flour, caster sugar, butter and pinch of salt in bowl and rub together with fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in pecans
- Add 2tbsp cold water and gently knead to form soft dough. Roll into about 8 balls and place on fruit. Bake for 20-25mins until pastry is golden. Serve with custard.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 365 Fat: 19g Saturated fat: 9.4g Carbohydrates: 43.7g Sugar: 32.8g Salt: 0.17g Fibre: 6.2g Protein: 3.3g