Favorite Fruit Coblber Recipe

Fresh Blackberry Cobbler

Ingredients:
5 cups fresh blackberries, sliced peaches or sliced nectarines
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons Gran Marnier (optional)
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted

Method:
Rinse fruit and set on paper towels to absorb excess water. Place fruit in a large bowl and gently stir in sugar. (If desired, sprinkle Gran Marnier over fruit mixture.) Set aside for 30 minutes or longer.
Preheat oven to 375*. Wipe the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 baking dish with wrappers from butter.
In a large mixing bowl, use a fork to stir together flour, baking powder, salt and milk, just until mixed. Stir in butter and continue to mix, by hand, until well blended. Pour batter into baking dish. Spoon fruit and sugar mixture evenly on top of batter. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until nicely golden brown. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Serve warm, or at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream. Cover with foil and store at room temperature for 2 to 3 days, or in refrigerator for longer.

A tasty fruit cobbler with a nicely caramelized dough.

Cobbler topped with fresh whipped cream.

 Note: For over 30 years, I have tested cobbler recipes trying to find the perfect one. Most taste like biscuits on top of fruit. This one has the type of "crust" I have been searching for.