Skillet Blackberry Cobbler Recipe 445

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/4 cup boiling water just until mixture is evenly moist.
• In a separate bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in cold water. Mix in remaining 1 cup sugar, lemon juice, and blackberries. Transfer to a cast iron skillet, and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Drop dough into the skillet by spoonfuls. Place skillet on the foil lined baking sheet.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until dough is golden brown.

Steps:

• For piecrust, combine flour and salt; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle water, 1 T at a time, evenly over surface; stir with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Roll piecrust to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Fit into a 10-inch cast iron skillet.
• Trim excess pastry along edges, reserving trimmings.
• Prick bottom and sides of piecrust with a fork.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven; set aside.
• Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly; add 1/2 c sugar.
• Place 1/3 of berries in piecrust; sprinkle with about 1/3 remaining sugar.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 flour mixture.
• Top with 1/3 of pastry trimmings.
• Repeat layers twice.
• Sprinkle with additional sugar.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Unroll one pie crust and place in bottom and up sides of 12-inch cast iron skillet. Pierce bottom and sides of crust with a fork. Bake 7 minutes; remove from oven. Increase oven temp to 400°F. In a large bowl, mix melted butter, 1 1/3 cups sugar, and flour. Put berries in bowl with butter, sugar and flour mixture. Toss until berries are covered and mixture is crumbly. Gently pour berries into skillet. Sprinkle water over berries. Unroll second pie crust over top of berries, sealing at the edges of the skillet. Scatter the small pieces of butter on top of the crust and sprinkle with 3/4 cup sugar. Cut tiny slits in top of pie crust. Bake approximately 45 minutes or until bubbly at edges and beginning to brown on top. Use pie shield or aluminum foil to keep edges of crust from burning.