Essie's Berry Cobbler

Dessert

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  soft butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  cup  sifted flour (AP)
• 2  teaspoons double-action baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  cup  fruit juice
• 1 (20 ounce) can berries, drained (raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, blueberries, sliced peaches)

Directions

1. Cream together until light and fluffy soft butter and 1/2 cup sugar.
2. Sift together flour, double-action baking powder salt and stir into shortening sugar mixture alternating with milk.
3. Beat until smooth pour into greased 2-quart casserole.
4. Spoon over batter drained berries of your choice (we prefer blackberries--fresh may be used)(sliced peaches use #2 size can).
5. Depending on heaviness of syrup in which fruit is packed, sprinkle sugar and pour drained juice.
6. Bake 45-50 minutes at 375 degrees.
7. My mother obtained this recipe from Gold Medal Flour when they use to put them inside the bag.