Magic Berry Cobbler

Summer is waning, but the blackberries are going gangbusters around my house. WE love them in jam, syrup, on ice cream, in a milkshake, or in MAGIC BERRY COBBLER!  What makes it magic you ask?  It's the interesting way you put it together. My Grandma Kelin made cobbler with sweetened berries that she cooked first and then she covered it in pie dough, but always stuck the trimmed dough inside the fruit before topping it off with the dough. Delicious!  I have also had the poofy-biscuit like cobbler with the fruit underneath it...always seemed to have more biscuit than fruit.  This recipe is a perfect combo of fruit and biscuit-y goodness. The technique is the cool part, the MAGIC!  

Magic Berry Cobbler

In a mixing bowl add:

2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 t. salt
2 t. baking powder

1 t. fresh  grated lemon peel

Mix it up to combine and cut in till crumbly:

3 T. shortening
Add: 1 c. milk and mix together.

This is the magic part! Spread the batter in a 9x13 baking dish.

Combine 4 c. of berries with 2 c. sugar, the juice of 1/2 of a lemon, and a teeny pinch of salt.

Berries can be blueberries (smash them up a bit with the sugar) blackberries, raspberries, boysenberries, marionberries or any combination of berries. I even tried it with peaches once....not too bad!
Pour the berries over the batter in the 9x13 pan. 

Last step:  Pour over all...2 c. boiling water.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40-45 minutes .

Voila! Simple and delicious!

Serve warm with ice cream, whipped cream, or I have even topped it with lightly sweetened mascarpone cheese. Divine!