Homemade Blackberry Cobbler

Happy Saturday!

Today the girls (Mom, Robin, & KJ) were tasked to load and transport one of our tractors back to the Ranch. This was no small task, especially for us girls, but it was a success and Dad got his tractor back in one piece.

After we loaded the tractor onto the trailer and high-fived each other, we stopped along the road and picked blackberries. At first we were just gonna pick a couple, but 30 minutes later, the whole bucket was full.

What does one do with a 1 gallon tub of blackberries ... ? Make COBBLER. It's Dad's favorite, easy to make, and pretty tasty.

Sadly, we don't have a super secret family recipe that's been passed down 5 generations, but we do have the internet!

You can find the original "Fresh Blackberry Cobbler" recipe here or follow along ...

In a large bowl add: 

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

6 tbsp. cold butter, cut up in cubes

* I doubled this part, at first the dough wasn't enough to cover the fruit  in the dish, so I made another batch *

Mix it up, real good

Pour 1/4 cup boilin' hot water over the flour mixture 

Stir it to make the dough

Put the bowl aside & move to the berries ...

In a saucepan, dissolve:

2 tbsp Cornstarch

1/4 cup Cold Water

Once you've dissolved the Cornstarch mix add:

 4 cups of washed Blackberries

1/2 cup sugar

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Turn the heat up & bring this mixture to a boil

Don't forget to stir frequently so it doesn't burn!

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Once the berries start to boil, pull it from the heat & pour it into your pan.

Spoon in the dough mixture on top of the hot berries

Pop this baby into the oven at 400* to bake for 25 - 30 minutes

Golden Brown perfection!

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Add a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream and eat it up!

Also, this cobbler was Dad approved!

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Now, what to do with the rest of the blackberries ... ?

I pulled out a cookie pan, lined it with wax paper & spread out the blackberries to freeze for later.

Now we're cooking with peanut oil!