Name: Peach cobbler
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 6 ripe peaches each cut into 8 pieces; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar; to serve vanilla ice cream; 80g butter chilled and cubed; 200g self-raising flour; 100g golden caster sugar; 150ml whole milk; 1 tbsp demerera sugar

6 ripe peaches
each cut into 8 pieces
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp soft light brown sugar
to serve vanilla ice cream

COBBLER

80g butter
chilled and cubed
200g self-raising flour
100g golden caster sugar
150ml whole milk
1 tbsp demerera sugar

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the peaches in a shallow baking dish, sprinkle over the vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and 2 tbsp of water. Toss then put in the oven while you make the cobbler.
step 2
Whizz the butter, flour, caster sugar and a pinch of salt in a food processor until resembling fine breadcrumbs. Mix in the milk to make very soft, spoonable dough.
step 3
Take the baking dish out of the oven and spoon blobs of dough over the peaches, sprinkle with demerara sugar and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the peach mixture is bubbling and the cobbler is golden and cooked through. Serve hot in bowls with ice cream or custard.