- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Serving: 6
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 255
- Fat Content: 4g
- Saturated Fat Content: 2g
- Carbohydrate Content: 53g
- Sugar Content: 34g
- Fiber Content: 4g
- Protein Content: 5g
- Sodium Content: 0.52g
Easy gooseberry cobbler
Ingredients
- gooseberry - 750g gooseberries, washed, topped and tailed
- caster-sugar - 100g caster sugar
- root-ginger - 1 tsp grated root ginger
- elderflower-cordial - 3 tbsp elderflower cordial
- plain-flour - 140g plain flour
- baking-powder - 2 tsp baking powder
- butter - 25g butter
- caster-sugar - 25g caster sugar
- buttermilk - 150ml buttermilk
- demerara-sugar - 1 tbsp demerara sugar
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
Easy recipe for 6 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has gooseberry, caster sugar, root ginger, elderflower cordial, plain flour, baking powder, butter, caster sugar, buttermilk and demerara sugar.
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