BLACKBERRY COBBLER

   As I started to post this recipe, I looked back to see if I had posted my recipe for pie crust.  Oops!  I didn't see it.  So, I will post my pie crust recipe, that can be used for any pie, also:

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

CRUST

2/3 C and 2 T. shortening

2     C               flour

1     t                 salt

1/8  C               sugar

3 - 5 T              cold water

Mix dry ingredients together.  Add shortening and cut with pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse meal.  Add cold water until moist clumps form.  Gather dough into ball, flatten into disk.  Divide dough in half and roll pie crust on lightly floured surface to 15 inch round.  Transfer into baking dish.

FILLING

16 oz (1 lb) blackberries--i used frozen

2/3 C sugar

1 T corn starch

dash salt

1 T butter

To make filling, mix berries with sugar, corn starch and salt.  Spoon onto pie crust.  Dot with butter.  Roll other half crust into 15 inch round, place on top of  berries.  Bake at 400 degrees for 55 minutes.  Dot top of crust with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture 10 minutes before dish is done.



Let me know if you baked this.  It just melted in my mouth.

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