Blackberry Cobbler

At Lammas, blackberries are ripe and ready for picking. Go out and gather a bucketful and make a delicious blackberry cobbler for your summer celebrations!

Ingredients

1 C sugar

1/3 C stick butter, softened

2 C flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 C milk

1 tsp salt

4 C fresh blackberries

2 Tbs sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 C boiling water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add in the flour, baking powder, milk and salt. Blend until creamy, and spread into a greased 12 x 8″ baking pan. Pour blackberries over batter, and sprinkle with remaining sugar and cinnamon. Pour boiling water over the top, and then bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or with fresh cream.