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Everybody in Sheila’s family raved about her grandmother’s cobbler recipe. Grandma never gave up the secret, but did admit it was sooooo easy to make. However, easy to bake doesn’t mean easy to recreate. Sheila tried to duplicate the taste for many years, serving variations to anyone willing to take a chance on yet another attempt. Dessert lovers all, Sheila rarely heard a ‘no,’ whether similar in taste or not.
BUT, this past week, an historical light clicked on in her brain and she worked on the premise of using ingredients that grandma had available to her at the time. This includes fresh blackberries from her own blackberry patch, and whole milk, because Grandma had cows. Sheila remembered seeing condensed milk in Grandma’s kitchen and asked why. Grandma just smiled and changed the subject, but its use makes a huge difference in flavor.
Sheila’s brother was visiting, tried it with creamy ice cream, whooped between bites, and declared, “She nailed it!”
The cobbler can also be baked in a liberally buttered, oven-proof stoneware pie dish.
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Everybody in Sheila’s family raved about her grandmother’s cobbler recipe. Grandma never gave up the secret, but did admit it was sooooo easy to make. However, easy to bake doesn’t mean easy to recreate. Sheila tried to duplicate the taste for many years, serving variations to anyone willing to take a chance on yet another attempt. Dessert lovers all, Sheila rarely heard a ‘no,’ whether similar in taste or not.
BUT, this past week, an historical light clicked on in her brain and she worked on the premise of using ingredients that grandma had available to her at the time. This includes fresh blackberries from her own blackberry patch, and whole milk, because Grandma had cows. Sheila remembered seeing condensed milk in Grandma’s kitchen and asked why. Grandma just smiled and changed the subject, but its use makes a huge difference in flavor.
Sheila’s brother was visiting, tried it with creamy ice cream, whooped between bites, and declared, “She nailed it!”
For your consideration, really easy Blackberry Cobbler:
Blackberry Cobbler
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/4 cups self-rising flour
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup 1/2 cup milk
- 6 Tablespoons melted butter
- 6-8 ounces fresh blackberries, 1/2 cup reserved for garnish
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325 and grease 13” x 9” baking dish.
- Place flour, condensed milk, plain milk, and melted butter into large bowl. Mix with large spoon or whisk until blended. Pour into the greased baking dish.
- Slice blackberries in half, lengthwise. Spread blackberries evenly across top of batter, flat side down, saving a few for garnish.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly on top of the blackberries.
- Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes until light golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Let cool on rack for 10 minutes.
- Serve with ice cream or whipped cream and a few blackberries. (Whipped cream with vanilla flavoring is shown in the top photo)
Notes
The cobbler can also be baked in a liberally buttered, oven-proof stoneware pie dish.