Blackberry Cobbler

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups blackberries, fresh
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• cream
• sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 6 tablespoons whipping cream
• 6 tablespoons buttermilk or 6 tablespoons sour milk

Recipe

• 1 place berries in a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish.
• 2 combine sugar and flour; add water and lemon juice, mixing well.
• 3 pour syrup over berries; bake at 350° about 15 minutes while preparing the pastry.
• 4 place pastry over hot berries; brush with melted butter.
• 5 bake at 425° for 20 to 30 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown.
• 6 pastry: combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 7 cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in whipping cream and buttermilk.
• 8 knead dough 4 or 5 times;.
• 9 roll to about 1/4" thickness on a lightly floured surface.
• 10 cut dough to fit baking dish.
• 11 serve cobbler warm with cream and sugar.
• 12 servings: 8.