Daddy's Blackberry Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 6 cups blackberries, fresh, rinsed and drained (i've never used frozen)
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut in chunks
• 1 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, cornstarch, tapioca, blackberries, lemon peel, and lemon juice. mix gently to coat. pour into a shallow 3- to 4-quart baking dish.
• 2 in another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar. with your fingers or a pastry blender, rub or cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. add cream and stir just until mixture forms a soft, crumbly dough.
• 3 pat 1/4-cup portions of dough into flat disks 1/2 inch thick and arrange evenly over fruit.
• 4 bake in a 350º oven until topping is golden brown and fruit is bubbling, 45 to 55 minutes. serve warm or at room temperature.