Blackberry Cobbler

I have been waiting an entire year to try this recipe again. Wild blackberries tend to ripen sometime in August here in the Northwest. I live near miles of trail that happens to be lined with Himalayan Blackberries (the non-native species that has taken over quite a bit of land, but tastes too delicious to be completely loathed). Every summer I seem to jump the gun and try to go berry picking before any are ready, but this summer I only jumped it by about a week, instead of the usual 3 weeks or so. The season started a little earlier this year, which is fortunate because I will definitely be making this dessert again, and probably some jam as well.

Freshly Picked Berries

This cobbler is one of the easiest baked desserts I make. It takes me about ten minutes to prepare and mix the ingredients, and I don’t even use a mixer or food processor. In addition to being simple it’s good. I’m giving most of the credit to the ripe berries; if you are able to pick them yourself be patient and only pick the berries that come off the plant without any hassle. These are the sweetest and juiciest, and will make all the difference later.

Enjoy this recipe; this cobbler is my definition of late summer. I got this recipe from Southern Living (http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-blackberry-cobbler-10000001816143/). If you take issue with the amount of butter, it’s their fault, not mine, and totally worth the final product.

Here are the ingredients:

4 cups of fresh blackberries

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 large egg

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of flour

6 tablespoons of melted butter

Preheat temperature: 375º F

Place your washed berries in a lightly greased 8” by 8” glass baking dish. Sprinkle the berries with lemon juice and set aside. While this is happening, I recommend that you melt the butter on the stovetop. I accidentally browned mine, which changed the taste a bit, and is likely noticeable in the photos.

So much better than using the microwave

Mix the egg, sugar and flour in a bowl until the mixture has a course meal texture. I just used a fork to accomplish this. Sprinkle the dry mixture over the fruit and pour the butter over all of this. The butter will not seem to cover all of the dry mixture; this probably seems to remedy itself in the oven.

Crumbly mixture

Crumbly mixture + berries + questionable amount of browned butter

Bake the cobbler in the oven for 35 minutes, or until the topping is browned and the berries are bubbling. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.

Finished product- nice and golden

It's getting eaten rather quickly....