Berry Cobbler

Ingredients

• 2.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 6 cups blackberries 
• 0.5 cup butter cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon butter cut into pieces
• 0.5 cup buttermilk 
• 1.5 cups flour 
• 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2 tablespoons sugar 
• 8 servings whipped cream sweetened
• 8 servings whipped cream 
• 1 tablespoon whipping cream 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• blender
• baking pan

Directions

1. Combine berries, sugar, and tapioca in a medium bowl; let stand 15 minutes or until tapioca softens. Spoon berry mixture into a buttered 11- x 7-inch baking dish, and dot with 1 tablespoon butter.
2. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes or until berries are hot.
3. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl.
4. Cut 1/2 cup butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly; add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gather dough into a ball. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5 or 6 times. Pat or roll dough into an 11- x 7-inch rectangle.
5. Carefully place pastry over hot berries.
6. Brush top of pastry with whipping cream, and sprinkle with sugar.
7. Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
8. Serve with sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.