Recipe for cooking blackberry cobbler

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Fruit Pies and Cobblers

Blackberry Cobbler

4 c. fresh blackberries
1/4 c. sugar
2 c. flour
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. milk
1 1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. sugar

Sauce
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 c. water
1 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. butter
1 c. crushed blackberries

Sprinkle berries with 1/4 c. sugar; set aside.

Combine flour, 3 Tbsp. sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk, mixing well. Roll two-thirds of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in lightly greased 12 x 8 x 2-in. baking dish. Pour berries into pastry-lined dish. Roll out remaining dough and add top crust. Pour boiling water over crust.

Combine cinnamon and 1 tsp. sugar; sprinkle over cobbler. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 mins.. Spoon cobbler into serving dishes and top with sauce.

Makes approximately 10 to 12 servings.

Sauce: Mix cornstarch with water until smooth.

Melt butter in a saucepan; add sugar, berries and cornstarch mixture. Cook over med. heat, stirring occasionally until mixture thickens.

Makes approximately about 1 1/2 c..