Blackberry Almond Cobbler Food

BLACKBERRY-ALMOND COBBLER

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the lowest position; preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• For the filling: Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons water and the lemon juice. In a large bowl, combine the blackberries, sugar and lemon zest (Depending on the sweetness of the blackberries, start with 1/3 cup sugar and add more as needed.) Pour the cornstarch mixture over the berries; toss to coat. Pour the filling into the prepared baking pan.
• For the crust: Combine the flour, almonds, sugar, salt and butter in a food processor. Process until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing until the dough begins to pull from the sides of the bowl. Gather the dough together on a floured work surface and pat it into a rectangle.
• Roll out the dough into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle that measures about 11-by-15 inches. Transfer the crust to the baking pan, laying it directly on the blackberry filling. (Any overhanging crust can be rolled inward.) Prick the crust a couple times with a fork.
• Bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is thick, 35 to 45 minutes. If the top starts to get too dark, cover it with aluminum foil and continue cooking.
• Spoon the cobbler onto plates and serve with vanilla ice cream if desired.

PEACH-BLACKBERRY COBBLER WITH ALMOND-BUTTERMILK BISCUIT TOPPING AND ALMOND WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F with a rack in the center of the oven and a second rack underneath; place a baking sheet on the second rack (to catch drips).
• For the filling: In a large bowl, toss the peaches and blackberries with the granulated sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Transfer to a 3-quart baking dish.
• For the topping: Whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingers or two knives, cut in the butter and lard until a coarse meal forms. Create a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Mix until just combined. The dough will seem quite wet, but that's what you want for the topping.
• Drop spoonfuls of biscuit dough onto the filling, brush lightly with milk and sprinkle with the raw sugar.
• Bake until the fruit is bubbling and tender, and the biscuits are deep golden-brown and cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, make the whipped cream: Whip the cream and granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in the almonds.
• Serve the cobbler warm or room temperature in bowls; top with dollops of whipped cream.

ALMOND BLUEBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• In a microwave safe dish pour in blueberries and add stick of butter. Put microwave on defrost and microwave for 6 minutes. After micro beeps stir and microwave at half power 2 minutes at a time until blueberries are defrosted and butter is melted.
• In a mixing bowl mix sugar and flour.
• Add evaporated milk. Stir until well mixed. Add a little cinnamon just until there is a LIGHT SPECKLE in the mixture.
• Add Almond extract.
• In a 9x12 dish (I used glass) spray non-stick cooking spray. (It's important that you evenly coat the pan and that you dont miss a spot becuase it will make cleaning the dish easier.).
• Pour blueberry and butter mixture into your baking dish.
• Sporatically pour sugar mixture over blueberry mixture. You dont want to much "dough" in one spot so be careful.
• Lightly sprinkle a little more cinnamon on top
• Place in oven and cook for 1 hour at 350°F.