Best in Show Blackberry Cobbler
By
Judi Harris-Nulle
@winningrecipes
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This was also in my mother's handwritten cookbook. I made it for the Jefferson County Fair on August 28, 2010, and it won 3 awards: 1) First Place, Champion, and Best in Show. I always make a double batch of this - it never lasts long!
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A winning recipe, indeed! The blackberries came out perfectly tender and the dough crisped up just right. There aren't many baked desserts that bring summer to mind more than a homemade cobbler served warm oozing with fruit and topped with vanilla ice cream. The buttery crust and sweet blackberries make one delicious fruit dessert. Mmmm, we wish we had a piece right now!
Ingredients
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BOTTOM LAYER
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1/4 cbutter or margarine, softened
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1/2 csugar (splenda doesn't work well in this recipe)
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1 cself-rising flour
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1/2 c2% or whole milk
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TOP LAYER
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2 cblackberries, fresh or frozen
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·note: if using frozen berries, thaw first, and save the juice.
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1/2 csugar
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1 ccold tap water to cover
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·note: use the saved juice from the berries to add more flavor to the cobbler. if you don't have enough juice, use what you have then add water to make 1 cup of liquid to pour on top of the cobbler.
How to Make Best in Show Blackberry Cobbler
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the bottom layer, beat the ingredients together using a mixer. It will be like a thick cake batter.
- Spray the pan lightly with PAM then pour the batter into an 8 or 9-inch pan. Using a spatula spread the batter to the edges of the pan.
- For the top layer, place the blackberries on top of the batter in a single layer, covering the batter with the blackberries.
- Sprinkle the sugar over the blackberries.
- Then pour 1 cup cold tap water on top.
- Place on cookie sheet (sometimes it bubbles over) and place on center rack in oven.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour; until the top is brown and the center doesn't jiggle. Cool before serving.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream and/or whipped topping.
- This same recipe may be used with apples, apricots, or canned peaches. If these fruits are used, place them on the bottom of a greased pan, batter on top, then sugar and water over all.
- You may substitute boysenberries, huckleberries, or blueberries for the blackberries.
About Best in Show Blackberry Cobbler
Course/Dish: Fruit Desserts
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American
Collections: Member's Choice Summer Desserts!
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
Hashtags: #cobbler #blackberry
