Cherry Cobbler.

I have been a cook for a long time now , but my baking skills have always been somewhat limited and I still have a lot to learn. So every time I try a new baking recipe and it works, I get very excited. It was just the same with this cherry cobbler recipe, I have been thinking for a while about making it, it was only a matter of finding a suitable recipe, the best one came from BBC-food website. Naturally, I slightly modified it , to suit my kitchen. As for the flavour , I used frozen cherries, by all means use any fruit or berry of your choice. On some american sites the recipes call for simple tinned fruit, so it could be as easy as that. The most delicious part of this pudding is the scone like topping, so keep an eye on it when baking , don't let it get too brown, it will dry out in that case, just cover it loosely with foil if that happens. This recipe is for 6 people, serve with vanilla or clotted cream ice-cream or cream.
For the cherry filling:
700 gr frozen cherries (slightly thawed)
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tsp corn starch
35 gr dark brown sugar
a splash of rum (optional)
Put the cherries, lemon juice, sugar and rum into a saucepan , bring to the boil on a very low heat, during this the cherries will release the juice , set 1/4 cup of cherry juice aside.Simmer the cherries for about 10 min., mix the corn starch well with the cold juice and add it to the pot. Stir well, and watch the filling getting thicker (feel free to add more corn starch if the mixture is still rather runny). When this is done, pour the filling in the ovenproof dish and set aside.
For the cobbler filling:
230 gr self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
75 gr cold butter, cubed
100 gr caster sugar
100 ml milk
1 egg
1 tbsp of soft brown sugar(for sprinkling the top)
Preheat the oven gas mark 5/190C.
Put all the dry ingredients and the butter into a bowl of a food processor and using a blade setting whizz it all until it resembles fine breadcrums.

In a separate bowl mix the egg and milk well.

Add the mixture to the other ingredients and mix well.

That's it , the topping is ready. Now , using an ice-cream serving spoon, spoon the dough on top of the cherry filling, leaving a little space between the spoonfuls.Sprinkle the soft brown sugar over the cobbler.

Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes , check after 15 min. When it turns golden , check it with a toothpick, it's ready when the stick comes out clean.Allow to stand for 10 min., serve when still warm.

 Enjoy!