English Blackberry Cobbler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs blackberries, washed and sorted
4 ounces sugar
1 tablespoon plain flour
1/2 lb self raising flour
3 ounces granulated sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
2 ounces butter
1 egg
milk, to mix

Preparation

First put the fruit in a large pie dish with the sugar mixed with the tablespoon of plain flour.
Cover with foil and bake in a very slow oven until the juice runs and the fruit is tender.
Then take it out of the oven and turn up the heat to 220\u00b0C/ 425\u00b0F/ Gas Mark 7.
Sieve the self-raising flour and the granulated sugar together.
Rub in the butter.
Add the beaten egg and a little milk and mix to a light dough.
Roll out to fit the pie dish, and then cut squares about 4 cm (11/2 inches) across.
Place these on top of the fruit, put the whole dish in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle the top with granulated sugar and bake for a further 5 minutes at 190\u00b0C/ 375\u00b0F/ Gas Mark 5.