1/2 c (1 stick) butter

1 c sugar

3/4 c self-rising flour

3/4 c milk

1 (29 oz) can pear halves in heavy syrup

Place the butter in a baking dish and place in a 350 degree oven until the butter has melted. Leave the oven on. Stir together the sugar and flour; stir in the milk and mix well. Pour the batter over the melted butter in the pan. DO NOT STIR! Break the pears in half and place them on top of the batter; gently pour the syrup from the pears over the cobbler. DO NOT STIR! Bake the cobbler for 30 minutes

Serves 8