Recipe#4902

Title: Southern Blackberry Cobbler

SOAR

      Yield: 8 servings
 
      3 c  Fresh blackberries, or
      2 pk Frozen blackberries
           =16 oz each/thawed
    3/4 c  Sugar
      3 tb All-purpose flour
  1 1/2 c  Water
      1 tb Lemon juice
           Crust
      2 tb Butter or margarine; melted
           Crust:
  1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
  2 1/2 tb Sugar
      2 ts Baking powder
    3/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Shortening
    1/4 c  Plus 2 tbl whipping cream
    1/4 c  Plus 2 tbl buttermilk
 
  Recipe by: Southern Living
  Preparation Time: 0:15
  Place berries in a lightly greased shallow 2-quart baking
  dish.  Combine sugar and flour; stir in water and lemon
  juice.  Pour syrup over berries, and bake at 425 degrees
  for 15 minutes. Place crust over hot berries; brush with
  butter.  Bake at 425 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, or until
  crust is golden brown.  Serve warm with ice cream, if
  desired.  Yield:  6 to 8 servings.
  
  CRUST:  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut
  in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles
  coarse meal; stir in whipping cream and buttermilk.  Knead
  dough 4 or 5 times; roll out on a lightly floured surface.
  Cut dough to fit baking dish.  Yield:  crust for 1 cobbler.