Are you honestly telling us you could resist a helping of this strawberry cobbler? 10 mins’ prep, 15 mins in the oven and it’s yours… | Photo by Toby Murphy, styling by Jules Mercer, recipe courtesy of Quivertree Publications
What you need (serves 4)
15g melted butter
2 cups (500g)
strawberries, hulled
60g unsalted butter, at room temperature
110g sugar
150g cake flour
125ml milk
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
65g sugar
125ml warm water
whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve
What you do
Preheat the oven to 180°C
Coat the bottom of a 13 cm x 9 cm rectangular or large oval ovenproof dish with 15g melted butter (use a pastry brush if you have one)
Spread strawberries evenly on the bottom of the dish
Place dish on a lined baking sheet and set aside
In a medium bowl, mix 60g unsalted butter, 110g sugar, cake flour, milk, baking powder and vanilla extract together with a wooden spoon
Spoon batter over the fruit in the dish and spread evenly
Mix 65g sugar and warm water together
Pour evenly over the top of the batter. (This gives the cobbler a golden brown crust and makes the strawberries softer and sweeter)
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until topping is golden brown and fruit is bubbling
Enjoy warm as is, or with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
This recipe comes from South African farmers Xolani and Yoliswa Gumede. Strawberries are the the ultimate super fruit, they say… Photo: Toby Murphy | Stylist: Jules Mercer | Photo courtesy of Quivertree Publications
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This recipe is from the fabulous Great South African Cookbook (Quivertree Publications), which beautifully showcases 67 South African cooks and farmers. All royalties from book sales are donated to The Nelson Mandela Foundation to support community food and agricultural projects that improve the lives of people in need of food.