Berry Cobbler

So a few days ago my mom and I picked a bunch of wild berries that grow out in the woods by our house

Normally we just buy some of those shortcakes or angle food cake to eat with them but this year I decided to try a cobbler!

So I made a very simple cobbler that was really a combination of recipes to make it my own

So I decided to do a quick step by step for you

It was really simple and I encourage you to try it even if you don't have fresh berries this works just fine with frozen

To start simply measure out about 6 cups of berries

Then add to that 1/4 cup of sugar and 3 tablespoons of cornstarch

If your berries are tart add more sugar and if they are juicy add a bit more cornstarch

Since my dad is diabetic I used splenda in place of sugar....Shh he doesn't know ;]

Now for the topping

I know there is a lot of dispute over which topping to make for a cobbler but my dad really likes the biscuit kind of topping so I decided to make it that way

The recipe I used for the biscuit topping is a recipe I got from one of my first 4-H projects about 7 years ago

I actually did a bake off with this recipe

They are called Jamaican buns and I just tweaked the recipe a bit to make it a better cobbler topping

So first off start with

1 3/4 cups of four

1/4 cup of sugar/splenda

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of baking powder

Sift and thoroughly mix

Next cut in 1 stick of COLD butter until it looks like this

The little bits of butter make the biscuits fluffy and flaky

Finally add 1 beaten egg and 1/3 cup of milk
These should also be cold

Also I add about 2 tbs of lemon juice to this mixture

I think it pairs very well with the berries and just wakes up the flavors a little bit

Lemon zest would also add a really nice flavor but I didn't have a fresh lemon to zest =[

Mix together just until moist

I wouldn't recommend a mixer for this

Just a spoon or a fork

You want to keep those bits of butter intact

Move the berries into a greased 8in pan and finally with an ice cream scoop drop 9 scoops of the dough onto the top of the berries

Before putting it in the oven I like to brush the tops with some cream and sprinkle with some sugar

This cobbler bakes at 375 for about 35 - 40 minutes

Just until the tops of the biscuits are golden brown and the center is bubbling

The finished product!

It is really just a simple rustic kind of cobbler but it really is delicious

And since I used splenda and its fruit its almost good for you lol

And of course the best and only way to really enjoy this is hot out of the oven with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream!