Peggy's Blackberry Cobbler

By Julie Sullivan from Henrietta Red Restaurant
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Peggy's Blackberry Cobbler
Serves
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp. Cornstartch
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tbsp. Fresh lemon juice
  • 4 cup Blackberries, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup AP flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 6 tbsp.Unsalted butter, chilled and cubed


Procedure
Note: This is a family recipe. It works with other berries and summer fruits, especially ripe peaches.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

In a bowl, stir together the cornstarch and ¼ cup cold water until the cornstarch is dissolved; add ½ cup of the sugar, the lemon juice, and blackberries. Combine the mixture gently but thoroughly.

Transfer the mixture to an 8-inch Staub iron skillet.

In a bowl combine the flour, remaining ½ cup sugar, baking powder, and salt; blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Add ¼ cup boiling water and stir the mixture until it just forms dough.

Bring the blackberry mixture to a boil on top of stove; drop spoonfuls of the dough carefully on the boiling mixture, and bake the cobbler in middle of the 400°F oven for 20-25 min, until topping is golden.

Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Peggy's Blackberry Cobbler

By Julie Sullivan from Henrietta Red Restaurant
Serves
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp. Cornstartch
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tbsp. Fresh lemon juice
  • 4 cup Blackberries, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup AP flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 6 tbsp.Unsalted butter, chilled and cubed


Procedure
Note: This is a family recipe. It works with other berries and summer fruits, especially ripe peaches.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

In a bowl, stir together the cornstarch and ¼ cup cold water until the cornstarch is dissolved; add ½ cup of the sugar, the lemon juice, and blackberries. Combine the mixture gently but thoroughly.

Transfer the mixture to an 8-inch Staub iron skillet.

In a bowl combine the flour, remaining ½ cup sugar, baking powder, and salt; blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Add ¼ cup boiling water and stir the mixture until it just forms dough.

Bring the blackberry mixture to a boil on top of stove; drop spoonfuls of the dough carefully on the boiling mixture, and bake the cobbler in middle of the 400°F oven for 20-25 min, until topping is golden.

Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.