Pip's Apple Cobbler

Ingredients
225g/8oz self raising flour
Pinch of salt
75g/3oz butter
50g/2oz castor sugar
1 egg
4 tablespoons milk
4-5 large cooking apples
Sugar for apples

Method

•Sift flour and salt together into mixing bowl.
•Rub in butter then add sugar
•Use fork to stir in lightly mixed egg and milk and mix into a rough dough in the basin
•Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Kneed lightly for a minute to make a soft scone dough
•Roll dough out to 1/2” depth.
•Use a round cutter to cut out as many scones as possible (9 or more).
•Peel, core and slice apples thinly and arrange in a deep pie dish
•Arrange the scones with the seams slightly overlapping to cover the top of the fruit.
•Brush with a little extra milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Place in centre of hot oven (200C/400F) and bake for 15 minutes.

Then lower the heat to 180C/375F for a further 15 minutes.

Serve hot with custard (Pip’s favourite) or cream.