Blackberry Cobbler

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This recipe is one that everyone claims to be their own. It's often called shiny topped cobbler and I first found it called by that name in The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It then moved uptown for an appearance in Wine Country Living where it had become Mixed Berry Cobbler, a dessert considered to be worthy of ending a holiday feast. Whatever you call it, I can assure you it is really, really good and amazingly easy to do. Follow directions to a tee, even when they seem counterintuitive, and you'll have no problems. Contrary to popular belief, you may use fresh or frozen fruit to make the cobbler and you are not limited to berries. Any soft fruit may be used. If you don't have this recipe, let me assure you it's a treasure to have on hand when seasonal fruits ripen. If you do have the recipe, consider this a reminder of how very good this cobbler is.

Blackberry Cobbler...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite

Ingredients:
For the filling:
5 cups whole berries
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup melted butter
For the topping:
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat bottom and sides of a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Make an even layer of berries in the bottom of the dish.
2) Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, milk and butter and blend into a batter. Spread batter evenly over the fruit. The batter will be thick.
3) Mix sugar, salt and cornstarch together and sprinkle over batter. Pour boiling water evenly over the sugar and cornstarch mixture. Do not mix.
4) Place baking dish in hot oven. Bake for one hour. For an extra-crusty top, switch the oven from baking to broiling at the end of cooking time and finish cobbler with a minute or so under the broiler.
6) Serve in shallow bowls with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Yield: 8 servings.Makes 8 servings