I LOVE living in Asheville, NC! Growing wild in my backyard and the vacant lot next door are blackberries, black raspberries and wine berries. Blackberries have always been my favorite berry and now I am blessed to be surround by them. I get such a thrill everytime I come in from picking. I think, "I can't believe I got all of these for FREE!"

Well, right now, my house is filling with the smell of warm Blackberry Cobbler that is baking in the oven. This is a fabulous, very easy recipe that I got from the Jackson Service League Cookbook (pg. 237 for all my Jackson, TN friends).


BLACKBERRY COBBLER


2 pints fresh blackberries or 4 cups frozen, thawed and drained (can use blueberries too.)
1 TBSP lemon juice
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg, beaten
6 TBSP butter, melted (you know I love my butter!)
1 TBSP dark brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon


preheat oven to 350 degrees. wash blackberries well, drain. place them in an 8x8" baking dish and sprinkle with lemon juice. in a medium size bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and egg with a fork. it will be dry and crumbly. sprinkle dry mixture evenly over blackberries, and drizzle with melted butter. sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over flour mixture. bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly. (sauce thickens as it cools.)

serve warm with vanilla bean ice cream.