Black Raspberries Make Me...

Happy. Very happy. So happy, I think I'll bake something delicious with the ones my incredible husband went to a local berry farm and PICKED for me this morning while I was saving lives. That's a bit dramatic. I was at work doing a couple 'emergency' surgeries. More about 'emergencies' at a later date.

Anyway - how about a mixed berry cobbler on a warm summer night? I think we'll have some tonight. This recipe is easy peasy lemon cheesy. Only there's no cheese. Ooh. But there could be. I'll play with it and see what I come up with in the future.

Here ya go!

Mixed Berry Cobbler

  3 cups mixed berries, washed and patted dry (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, whatever)
  1/2 cup honey  plus 1 Tbsp honey, divided
  Juice of half a lemon
  3 Tbsp cornstarch
  1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  4 Tbsp butter, cut into cubes
  3/4 cup heavy cream or whole milk

Place berries, lemon, cornstarch and 1/2 cup honey in a bowl, stir together and let sit for 15-20 minutes.

In a separate bowl, stir together flour and baking powder and cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture forms pea-sized pieces. Stir in cream or milk and remaining 1 Tbsp honey and stir into dry mixture to form a soft dough. Place berries in a buttered dish and drop dough by spoonfuls over top of berry mixture.

Bake at 350* for 55-60 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve with ice cream or cold heavy cream or milk.

Let me know what you think!!