Ruth Hawhee's Gooseberry Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 quart gooseberry
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4-1/2 cup ice cream, to top

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 prepare (wash, pick and sort through) about 1 quart of gooseberries and place in a 9" x9" pan.
• 3 spread out over the top of the berries 1 cup of sugar and a sprinkle of water (approx. 1 teaspoon).
• 4 then cream together 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup shortening.
• 5 add the following to the creamed sugar/shortening to make a batter (which will be thick) 1 egg, 3/4 cup milk,1 3/4 cup flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. mix this together and spread batter over the berries in the pan.
• 6 bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. serve while warm. this is a shortbread type crust and is well suited to serve with ice cream or with cream poured over the dessert.