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My name is Patty Bidez and I live in Minturn, Colorado.

I love to eat, drink, cook, entertain and garden.
I'm very lucky to have a wonderful family and lots of good friends who will come when called to the duty of eating and drinking my experiments and my tried and trusted standbys.

I'm not a pro at this, but would love to share with you and have some fun while doing it! I don't always give exact measurements with my recipes, because you don't always need exact recipes to make deliciousness. Trust yourself and improvise! You'll become a better cook.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Cobbler

It's that time of year. All kinds of fruits coming in. Try this easy cobbler. It's a Betty Crocker contest winner and you can switch up the fruits - not all will be ideal, but the flavor will still be there. I made it with blackberries and with young rhubarb! I have no idea why the original recipe says blueberries won't work, but knowing me, I'm probably gonna try it out anyway because I love the texture of the crust that forms. This is down home food!

In medium bowl, stir together
2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) blackberries or fruit on hand and
1 cup sugar

Let stand about 20 minutes or until fruit syrup forms or not, in the instance of rhubarb. Heat oven to 375°F.

In large bowl, stir together:
1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Stir in:
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
until blended.

Spread in ungreased 8-inch square pan. Spoon blackberry/fruit mixture over batter.
Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until dough rises and is golden. Serve warm with cream, whipped cream or ice cream.

Makes 8 servings

2 comments:

  1. I just feel sad, summer is going to end and we're gonna have to wait next year for all that fruit.

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  2. Freeze some! Then you'll have summer in January.

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