Southern Plum Cobbler

I couldn't find a recipe exactly like I wanted, so I put this one together as an experiment. It worked great. I used real butter.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 5  ripe plums, washed, halved, pitted then sliced
• 6  tablespoons sugar, for plums
• 3⁄4 cup self rising flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup butter

Directions

1. Melt butter in a 1 or 1-1/2 quart baking dish.
2. Slice plums into bowl and add the 6 tablespoons sugar, set aside.
3. Mix the flour, 3/4 cup sugar and milk together.
4. Pour batter over melted butter - do not stir.
5. Pour sweetened plums over batter - do not mix.
6. Bake at 350°F
7. As the top starts to brown, pull from oven and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Return to oven and bake until top is dark brown. Total baking time approximately 1 hour.