Recipes
We have had requests for the ‘original’ blackberry cobbler recipe of “PEACH FORK FARM”. Below you will find the recipe given to me by *Alvina Heinrich, from whom we purchased the farm in 2000. Each July, I print out a variety of Blackberry recipes for you to try. These are available at the Berry Box when you come to pick.
BLACKBERRY COBBLER
Crust: 3 c. flour, 1-1/3 c. shortening, 1 egg, 1 t. salt, 1 t. vinegar, 6 T. water
Mix flour and shortening until it is a crumbly mixture. Mix egg, salt, vinegar, and water. Add to the flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Chill. Roll out to fit baking dish.
Blackberry Filling: 4-5 c. blackberries, 1-1/4 c. sugar, 2 T. flour, 2 T. butter, 1 t. sugar
Mix fresh fruit with sugar and flour. Pour fruit into 8×8 casserole or pie pan. Dot with 2 T. butter. Cover with crust. Sprinkle crust with 1 t. of sugar. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until golden brown.
* original recipe says to microwave fruit ingredients until almost boiling – then add dot of butter and roll out crust for top of berries (or cut crust into 1/2 inch strips and lay on top of berries). But I don’t microwave the fruit. I just place the crust on top of the fresh berries and bake it.