Blackberry cobbler with bottom crust

Otherwise, frozen will work well, too. Serve this easy blackberry cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream for a special touch. Enter to Win a Betty Crocker Calendar!

The Van Wycks borrowed this recipe from family friend Ben Hussman, who got it from her housekeeper and favorite Southern cook, Mable Sanders. Although Sanders often used a combination of butter and vegetable shortening in her pastry, she referred to herself as a "butter cook" to signify her fondness for classic, old-style Southern recipes. Plus: More Dessert Recipes and Tips.

This is a short biography of the post author and you can replace it with your own biography. Blackberries are blooming on the farm and it looks like we will have an abundance. Your cobbler looks like just the thing to but a few of those juicy gems to good use.

After this cobbler it's actually more of a double-crust pie has been in the oven for about 20 minutes, your kitchen will be filled with the winy fragrance of blackberries. Miss Lewis loved to serve it warm, with the syrupy juice spooned over the crisp yet yielding topping. A disappointing use of a surprise find of beautiful blackberries in February.

Dessert Recipes. Southern Blackberry Cobbler Recipe — This blackberry cobbler makes a classic dessert. Including a lattice top and pastry dumplings, this blackberry cobbler is a favorite. You see, during the summer my sister and I would spend days with our grandparents while our parents worked.

Recipe by: Brandy A. Too sweet for my family's taste. I guess it depends upon the sweetness of the berries.

Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest tips, tricks, recipes and more, sent twice a week. I understand that I will receive the Chowhound Newsletter. I am aware I can opt out at any time. Berry cobbler can be thrown together in minutes if you start with a store-bought pie crust.