Ingredients

  • Fruit syrup
  • 3 cups blackberries or other fruit
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • Cobbler dough & hard sauce
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Method

  • Cook fruit with sugar and flour over medium heat to the point that about half of the juice has cooked out of the berries. Set aside.
  • Sift together the remaining flour, sugar, and baking powder. Slowly add the milk and mix until well combined to form the batter (you can easily do this by hand).
  • Preheat a pyrex dish in the oven with 2 Tablespoons of butter to coat the bottom. Pour in batter. Stir in the fruit on top - depending on the dimension of your dish, it may not cover all areas. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Aunt Julia says it takes longer for peaches :)
  • Make the hard sauce: Combine the 1 cup light brown sugar, 1/2 cup water, and 2 Tbs butter into a tall sauce pan. Heat on medium-low heat to cook it down to the consistency of syrup, stirring often and being careful to not allow the sugar to burn. It will bubble up the sides of the pan so use a 5" or 6" tall sauce pan if you have one. When serving the cobbler, pour a little of the hard sauce over the top (a little goes a long way).