Dessert: Blackberry Cobbler

I bought some blackberries at the farmers market yesterday.

(Gosh, they look awfully red here, more so than they did to my eye!)

So today I wanted to find a quick and easy recipe for blackberry cobbler.  I used this one, halving it for the amount of blackberries I had.

Easy Blackberry Cobbler

• YIELD: Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh blackberries
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• Whipped cream (optional)
• Garnish: fresh mint sprig

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place blackberries in a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish; sprinkle with lemon juice. Stir together egg, sugar, and flour in a medium bowl until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle over fruit. Drizzle melted butter over topping. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired. Garnish with fresh mint sprig, if desired.
• For a neat presentation, bake for the same amount of time in 6 (8-oz.) ramekins on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.

Didn't have any whipped cream or fresh mint on hand; I bet it would be good with milk though!  It was tasty enough by itself.

I also happened to come across this useful tip in a magazine today:

"Prolong the life of berries by using a sieve or colander to dip them in very hot (about 125 degrees) water for 30 seconds, then dry them off, let them cool, and store them as usual.  The process kills mold spores but won't hurt the fruit."
(Family Fun magazine, June/July 2011)

Good to know! I haven't tried it yet though, since I cooked all my blackberries and blueberries (recipe later) today!