Blackberry Cobbler: A summer favorite. At least at our house. It doesn't take a summer day for us to break out the blackberries, either. Warm from the oven, with a big dollop of Ben and Jerry's Vanilla atop it, it is a rich and satisfying treat.
BLACKBERRY COBBLER
1 full quart fresh blackberries -OR- 2 bags frozen blackberries
Zest from 1/2 an orange -OR- 1 tsp. grated orange peel, soaked in 2 tblsp. orange juice for 20 minutes
1 cup sugar
3 tblsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
Mix berries and next four ingredients together and pour into a well-buttered oven proof 2 qt. casserole dish or deep 7 x 11 pan. Dot with 2 or 3 tblsp. butter, and set aside while making the dough for the topping.
Topping
2 cups flour, sifted with:
3 tsp. baking POWDER
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tblsp. powdered sugar
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup PLUS 2 tblsp. milk
Blend the shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter or 2 knives (as for pie pastry) until the mixture appears mealy. Add milk, mixing gently by hand, to form a soft, rough dough. Drop by tablespoons onto berries, covering them completely to the edges of the pan. DO NOT COMPRESS DOUGH.
Bake at 375 degrees (Farenheit) for 40 -45 minutes or until topping is pale golden brown. Let stand at least 20 minutes after baking, then serve with ice cream.
Serves 4 to 6, easily.
Aaaahhhhhhh!
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