Apple and Rhubarb Cobbler With Golden Syrup Custard

Ingredients

Cobbler
Serves: 4

Filling
1kg (6 large) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored & chopped
¼ cup (60ml) water
2 tsps lemon juice
440g (1 bunch) trimmed rhubarb, washed
3 tbsps CSR Golden Syrup
½ tsp mixed spice½ tsp cinnamon

Buttermilk and Cinnamon Pastry
1 cup (150g) self raising flour
2 tbsps CSR Raw Caster Sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
50 grams butter, chopped
? cup buttermilk
1 tbsp CSR Raw Caster Sugar, extra, for sprinkling

Golden Syrup Custard
Makes: 2 cups (500ml)

1 cup (250ml) thickened cream
1 cup (250ml) milk
4 egg yolks
2 tbsps CSR Golden Syrup
1 tbsp cornflour

Method

Cobbler
1. Preheat oven to 190°C conventional (170°C fan forced).
2. Filling: combine apples, water and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Cook for 5 mins over a medium heat or until just tender. Drain apples and combine with rhubarb, golden syrup and spices. Place in a 1.5 litre capacity ovenproof dish.
3. Cobbler: combine flour, raw caster sugar, cinnamon, salt and butter in a food processor. Blend until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add buttermilk and process until mixture forms a soft dough. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
4. Roll out dough until 4mm thick. Using a 7cm-diameter scone cutter, cut out rounds and arrange over apple/rhubarb mixture, overlapping slightly.
5. Sprinkle with extra raw caster sugar and bake for 40-45 mins or until fruit is bubbling and pastry is golden. Serve with Golden Syrup Custard.

Custard
1. Combine cream and milk in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring just to the boil.
2. Place the egg yolks, golden syrup and cornflour in a bowl and whisk to combine. Gradually whisk in cream mixture.
3. Return the mixture to the saucepan and stir constantly over a low heat for 5-6 mins or until thickened and custard coats the back of a wooden spoon. Serve warm or chilled with pudding or cake.

Original Golden Syrup

Ingredients: cane sugar, water

CSR Original Golden Syrup is a liquid gold.

The rich, dark blend of cane syrups combine to produce the traditional and distinctive flavour for which CSR is famous.

The perfect baking ingredient for adding moisture, colour and flavour. Gingernuts, Brandy Snaps and Anzac Biscuits are just a few examples of how golden syrup can be used to produce a deliciously rich, chewy result, making it a favourite with Australian families for generations.

CSR Original Golden Syrup is available in an easy-to-use jar, which features a screw top lid, making it easy to hold and convenient to store.

Raw Caster Sugar

Ingredients: Cane sugar

CSR Raw Caster Sugar is one of baking’s best kept secrets! CSR Raw Caster Sugar combines the honey-like flavour of raw sugar with a finer crystal size that is ideal for baking. The smaller crystal size dissolves quickly and caramelises evenly, giving baked goods a lovely light golden brown finish.