Kuiphof Family Recipes

Here's another beaut of a recipe from The Pioneer Woman Cooks. I know, I should just link to her site, but it's easier to read and figure out the recipe if you don't have a bazillion pictures to look at like she does. The woman loves her camera! :)

Blackberry Cobbler

• 6 C. fresh or frozen blackberries


• 1/2 C. plus 4 Tbsp. sugar


• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice


• Zest of ½ lemon


• 2 C. flour


• 1/4 tsp. salt


• 1 Tbsp. baking powder


• 1/4 C. Crisco (vegetable shortening)


• 4 Tbsp. butter


• 1 egg


• 1/2 C. milk

Preheat oven to 425°.

Combine blackberries, ½ cup sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a mixing bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.

In a separate bowl: pour flour, salt, baking powder, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Add shortening and butter and work mixture together with a pastry blender (or your fingers) until the mixture is coarse.

Measure ½ cup milk, add an egg, and mix together. Pour into flour mixture, stirring as you go. Mixture should be smooth and not dry, but not overly sticky.

Butter a baking dish and pour the berries in. Even out the berries on top.

Take clumps of dough and place them on top of the blackberries. Lightly flatten dough with your fingertips.


Sprinkle with 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar and bake until golden for 30 minutes.

Berry juice will be slightly thin, but don’t be afraid. It will gradually soak into the biscuity topping and make your life complete. :)