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I freestyled a mixed berry cobbler earlier this week. My taste tester (aka ZK) said it was excellent so I’m feeling pretty proud.

Mixed Berry Cobbler
Serves 6

Ingredients:

Pastry

1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons cold water
1 egg white

Filling

2 cups blackberries
2 cups raspberries
2 cups blueberries
1/4 flour
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions:

Place the flour, sugar, salt, butter and shortening in a food processor with a steel blade. Pulse a couple times until the mixture is like cornmeal. Add the cold water and pulse just enough to mix it into the other ingredients.
Place the mixture into a bowl (it will still be crumbly at this point) and knead it until it just starts to hold together. Refrigerate the dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 475º.
Combine the blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, flour, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir mixture until you can see the color of the berries then add the melted butter.
Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it out to the approximate shape of your dish (I used a cast iron dish).
Butter the dish and spoon in the fruit mixture. Lay the pastry sheet over the fruit. Brush the pastry with egg white and sprinkle a bit of nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar over the top.
Bake for 30 - 45 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and the fruit is bubbling.
Remove cobbler from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

(photo courtesy of jwannie)

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