Island Blackberry Cobbler Food

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Butter a 1-quart casserole dish or baking pan.
• In a medium saucepan combine the sugar, 1 tablespoon of the flour, berries and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, use a pastry blender or two knives to cut the butter into the remaining 2 cups flour. Stir in just enough milk to make a soft dough that pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn the dough out on a lightly-floured board and pat into a square. Use a rolling pin to roll it to 1/2-inch thick. Cut the dough into 2-inch-wide strips.
• Pour 1 cup of the blackberry mixture into the bottom of the pan. Arrange half of the dough strips on top of the blackberry mix, placing them close together. Bake until brown, about 12 minutes, then remove from the oven and pour the remaining berry mixture over the baked strips. Arrange another layer of dough strips on top and bake until brown, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Combine the blackberries and sugar in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and add to the pan. Simmer until thick, about 5 minutes. Stir in the almond extract and orange zest, then remove from the heat and place in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, allowing the mixture to cool slightly.
• For the lattice crust: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Roll out the pie crusts on a lightly floured surface to approximately 10 by 14 inches. Cut one pie crust lengthwise into 4 long strips 1 3/4 inches wide (you will have scraps). Cut the second pie crust widthwise into 6 short strips, also 1 3/4 inches wide.
• Place the 4 long strips vertically on a sheet pan with half an inch between them. Fold the first and third strips back on themselves and lay a short strip across. Fold the first and third long strips back to their original position over the top of the short strip. Now fold the long second and fourth strips back. Lay a short strip over and return the long strips. Repeat until you have laid six strips across and have a lattice. Trim the edges a little and put the sheet pan in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow the lattice to harden a little.
• Place the lattice on top of the blackberry mixture. Make an egg wash by beating the egg together with a tablespoon of water in a small bowl. Brush the lattice with egg wash and bake until the crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes. (The berries may bubble over slightly, but that's normal.)
• Serve bowls of cobbler with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

MAMA'S BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pour 1/2 cup melted butter into an 8-in. square baking dish. In a small bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, milk and vanilla until blended; pour into prepared dish. In another bowl, combine blackberries, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter; toss until combined. Spoon over batter., Bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, 45-50 minutes. Serve warm.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Melt butter in a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Place blackberries in a saucepan and stir in 1/2 cup granulated sugar with water. Add thyme and bring to a boil then turn down to simmer. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
• Whisk together flour and baking soda, then add remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar and whisk until well blended. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract.
• Once butter is melted, slowly pour in batter over the butter but do not stir. Remove thyme from blackberries and discard, then gently spoon the blackberries and any accumulated juices over the batter and do not stir.
• Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the top then bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. Serve hot or room temperature with vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Into a buttered shallow baking dish place blackberries. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar.
• In the bowl of a food processor combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add butter and pulse to create lumpy mixture. Add cream and pulse until dough forms. Dough will be soft. Spoon dough over blackberries.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and drizzle over mounds of dough. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup sugar.
• Bake about 30 to 40 minutes or until dough and fruit are cooked through and dough is lightly browned.
• Serve with whipped sweetened cream.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 3-quart baking dish with butter.
• In a medium bowl, whisk 1 cup sugar with the flour and milk. Whisk in the melted butter.
• Rinse the blackberries and pat them dry. Pour the batter into the baking dish. Sprinkle the blackberries evenly over the top of the batter. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar over the blackberries. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 1 hour. When 10 minutes of the cooking time remains, sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over the top. Top with whipped cream or ice cream . . . or both!

BLACKBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine blackberries, sugar, and lemon zest in the bowl of a food processor; process until mixture is pureed. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Strain the seeds through a fine mesh sieve and return puree to the food processor. Add cream, milk, and vanilla extract. Pulse until mixture is whipped, about 30 seconds.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, 2 hours to overnight.