Skillet Blackberry Cobbler Recipe 445 Food

IRON SKILLET BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• For piecrust, combine flour and salt; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle water, 1 T at a time, evenly over surface; stir with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Roll piecrust to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Fit into a 10-inch cast iron skillet.
• Trim excess pastry along edges, reserving trimmings.
• Prick bottom and sides of piecrust with a fork.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven; set aside.
• Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly; add 1/2 c sugar.
• Place 1/3 of berries in piecrust; sprinkle with about 1/3 remaining sugar.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 flour mixture.
• Top with 1/3 of pastry trimmings.
• Repeat layers twice.
• Sprinkle with additional sugar.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• In a 10 inch round or oval baking dish, melt 1/2 C butter; set aside.
• In a saucepan, heat sugar and water until sugar melts; set aside.
• Place flour in a mixing bowl; cut in remaining butter until fine crums form.
• Add milk to flour mixture, stirring with a fork until dough leaves side of bowl.
• Turn out flour mixture onto a floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times.
• Roll out dough to an 11 x 9 rectangle 1/4 in thick.
• Spread berries over dough; sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Roll up dough, jelly-roll style.
• Cut dough into 1/4 in thick slices.
• Carefully lay slices of dough in baking dish over butter.
• Pour sugar syrup around slices(syrup will be absorbed).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle sugar over top and bake 15 minutes more.
• Serve warm or cold.

IRON SKILLET BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Build a two zone fire in a charcoal fire by placing coals on one side of the grill; leaving the other side empty. Preheat grill.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat, add the milk, vanilla, flour and sugar. Stir together but do not blend.
• Butter a 10 inch cast iron skillet. Put blackberries in bottom of skillet and pour batter over the top. Place skillet over indirect heat and away from coals. Close the grill lid and cook until cobbler is golden brown on top about 1 hour. Serve hot from the skillet.