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     Title: Southern Blackberry Cobbler
Categories: Pies
     Yield: 8 servings

     3 c  Fresh blackberries, or
     2 pk Frozen blackberries
          =16 oz each/thawed
   3/4 c  Sugar
     3 tb All-purpose flour
 1 1/2 c  Water
     1 tb Lemon juice
          Crust
     2 tb Butter or margarine; melted
          Crust:
 1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
 2 1/2 tb Sugar
     2 ts Baking powder
   3/4 ts Salt
   1/4 c  Shortening
   1/4 c  Plus 2 tbl whipping cream
   1/4 c  Plus 2 tbl buttermilk

 Recipe by: Southern Living
 Preparation Time: 0:15
 Place berries in a lightly greased shallow 2-quart baking
 dish.  Combine sugar and flour; stir in water and lemon
 juice.  Pour syrup over berries, and bake at 425 degrees
 for 15 minutes. Place crust over hot berries; brush with
 butter.  Bake at 425 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, or until
 crust is golden brown.  Serve warm with ice cream, if
 desired.  Yield:  6 to 8 servings.

 CRUST:  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut
 in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles
 coarse meal; stir in whipping cream and buttermilk.  Knead
 dough 4 or 5 times; roll out on a lightly floured surface.
 Cut dough to fit baking dish.  Yield:  crust for 1 cobbler.

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