gluten-free apple and plum cobbler

best served hot, straight out of the oven with a serving of double cream or custard - serves: 4-5!

ingredients

for the fruity layer

• melted butter, for greasing the dish

• 16 small damson plums

• 3 sticks rhubarb, various sizes

• 50g caster sugar

• 2tbsp cornflour

for the cobbles

• 150g unsalted butter at room temperature

• 150g caster sugar

• 3 medium eggs

• 1/2tsp vanilla essence

• 180g gluten-free self-raising flour (i use doves farm)

• 1tsp ground cinnamon (you could experiment with using mixed spice or ginger)

• pinch salt

method

firstly, brush the base of an 8 x 8 x 4 inch baking dish with the melted butter and preheat your oven to 190c/fan 170/gas mark 5.

in a bowl, mix together the plums, rhubarb, sugar and cornflour until well-combined and set aside.

in a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

then, mix in the eggs, vanilla and milk until well-combined.

fold in the flour and cinnamon with the salt until no lumps remain, add the fruity mixture to the baking dish and spoon the cobble mixture on top (you don’t have to be neat with this bit).

place in the oven and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until a knife comes out of the sponge clean.