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Blackberry Cobbler

Sometimes you just need to make Blackberry Cobbler.  If someone you love requests a cobbler, that makes it even better.  The anticipation in the household of eating it is wonderful. The best cobbler begins early in the morning with picking the blackberries and hopefully there are helpers tagging along.  This is an important step because the love that goes into the dessert cannot be denied when you (and your helpers) have taken the time to hand-pick the berries!  Then, once back in the kitchen, everyone usually marvels at how many berries you picked.  The transformation process begins when the person in charge of the kitchen starts giving directions.  Turning blackberries into cobbler is an art form.  No two are ever identical.  Berries are different and if you are like me, you mix it until it “looks right”, which can be challenging to explain.   Different tastes appreciate different types of this dessert and there are several ways to achieve a great cobbler.  Some have a pie crust on top or in a lattice pattern or even mixed in.  Some have a biscuit type dough that is dolloped on top of the berries and baked in.  Some have batter on the bottom and berries on top, which eventually mix and bake together.  No matter what type you prefer, it’s usually delicious… and if not, then a little ice cream usually fixes any shortcomings.  Here is the recipe that I use, but I usually double it:

Blackberry Cobbler Recipe

CobblerIn an 8 inch square baking dish, mix:

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3 cups fresh blackberries
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
…set this aside for now.
In a bowl, combine:
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
In another bowl, mix together:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Then mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.  Drop this batter by rounded tablespoons on top of the berries that are already in your baking dish.  Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown.  (I usually double this recipe.)  This is adapted from a blueberry cobbler recipe on allrecipes.com.

JulyPickJulyPick2Blackberry season is closed, but these wonderfully smart folks were able to squeeze in and pick berries before they were gone.  One person told us of a friend who just returned from Afghanistan.  This friend mentioned that during their deployment, they kept thinking about blackberry cobbler.  Of course she had to make him one and include the extra effort by hand picking the berries.  Love was definitely one of the ingredients in that cobbler!  What a great welcome home gift.

We are already busy pruning the plants and preparing for next season.  You should make a list of fun summer activities to remember and put RabbitEye Farm on it.  You’ll be glad you made a list right around the end of May 2016.  I’ll bet you will have some eager helpers when you mention “cobbler”!

Blackberry season starts right around the beginning of June and goes through the beginning of July, but it all depends on when Mother Nature thinks the time is right.  We’ll keep you posted.

Picking Blueberries

Color variationHow do you know which blueberries are ripe?  There is a wide variance in color between immature blueberries and fully ripened ones.  In this picture you can see that they start out green and initially turn pink.  That is where the name for the Rabbiteye blueberry variety came from.  It was this pink stage that reminded the developers of the eyes on a white rabbit.  This is a temporary stage though, and you don’t want to pick the pink ones because they are not ripe yet.  Nor are they ripe when they reach the purple stage… Yes, waiting can be difficult, but it is not until the blueberry is actually a very dark blue color and has a frosted appearance that they are fully ripe.  None of the front berries are ripe in this picture.  The ripest one is way in the back on the left side of the photo.  From there, it looks like there may be a few on the underside of this branch.

Pick blueberries with both hands

Picking with both hands is best. You can hold and move the limbs with one hand and roll the blueberries off one by one with the other hand.  One by one… you read that correctly.  As you can see in the picture, if you just grabbed a handful, then you would be picking quite a few unripe ones.  Do they ripen after you pick them like tomatoes?  Nope. They need to ripen on the bush.  The bushes on our farm are still young and rather short this first year, so taller adults are having to bend over to pick them. This has made it a little harder for them to be meticulous about picking, but kids around three feet tall are the perfect height to pick these blueberries.  Next year, there should be no trouble for anyone to pick no matter how tall you happen to be.
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You can safely eat the blueberries here right off the bush because we farm with safe organic practices.  Once you get home, freshen the berries by rinsing them in cool water and letting them drain in a colander.  I find it easiest to sort them and remove any little stems or leaves by placing paper towels on a cookie sheet and doing a large handful at a time.  Choose a sheet that has edges because they will roll off otherwise.  This dries the berries as you roll them around.  Then I put them in the refrigerator measured according to what I want to make.  Everyone I’ve asked agrees that this Allrecipes blueberry cobbler is the best.  Here is the link to the “Best Ever Blueberry Cobbler.  Watch the video as there is a secret ingredient that is not listed in the written version!  Go ahead and double it, your family and friends will thank you.