toffee apple cobbler

With harvest time upon us, cobblers are a tasty alternative to the umpteen fruit pies and crumbles we all find ourselves baking at this time of year. We used apples, but you can use up your glut of just about any other fruit in yours. 

Ingredients~

• 4 tbsp of good quality, unrefined dark muscavado sugar
• 5 tbsp porridge oats
• 3 tbsp milk or single cream
• 4 brambly apples
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp of demerara sugar

1) Preheat the oven to 200°C/ Gas 5. Put the oats, 1 tbsp of muscavado and the milk in a mixing bowl. Squidge it all together in your hands and then roll into 4 or 5 small balls.

2) Peel and slice up the apples and lay them out in your favourite Pyrex casserole dish.

3) Sprinkle on the rest of muscavado, cinnamon and pour on the orange juice. Give it a good stir, until all the apple slices are nicely coated. Pop the dumplings on top and sprinkle with the demerara sugar.

  

4) Bake for about 20 mins, until the apples are all gooey and caramelised.

5) Serve with a dollop of icecream, custard, or another suitable creamy accompaniment. 

One satisfied customer!