Mom'S Cobbler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. self-rising flour
1/2 c. shortening
1/3 c. milk
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 c. water
1 3/4 c. sugar
2 c. fruit filling (apples, peaches, use 1 tsp. cinnamon with these; blackberries and most other fruits work really well)

Preparation

Boil sugar and water, then set aside.
Melt butter in a 13 x 9-inch pan in oven, then set aside.
Mix flour, shortening and milk into dough.
Roll out about 1/4-inch thick rectangle.
Fill with fruit and roll up like a jelly roll.
Slice in 1/2-inch sections.
Place in baking pan and pour sugar water over it.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 45 minutes or until golden.