Great Aunt Sadie's Berry Cobbler

When I was a little kid my Granny and Grandpa would come visit at the end of the summer to pick blackberries in a patch beside our house.  The day would end with Granny making a blackberry cobbler - for years I have tried to find the recipe she used - I tried a lot of great cobblers, but were just right.  After she passed, the cousins divided up her recipe collection.  I came across this recipe on an old recipe card in a folder of Granny's recipes my cousin Meagan had.  By the looks of the card, and the notes that it had been her sister Sadie's recipe, I knew it was the recipe.  I gave it a try and it was!  

Great Aunt Sadie’s Berry Cobbler

Ingredients

• 8 Tbsp. butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/4 cup sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 quart berries of your choice, mixed or all one kind, fresh or frozen (peaches are good too!)
• vanilla ice cream, optional

Serves 4-6
Cooke Time: 45 minutes

Preheat oven to 325; while oven is preheating melt butter in a 2-quart baking dish.  While butter is melting sweeten berries (or peaches) with 1/4 cup sugar (more less as needed, according to your taste).  When butter is melted pour sweetened berries into dish and spread in an even layer.
Meanwhile, whisk all dry ingredients together (including sugar) and add milk.  Quickly whisk in milk until batter resembles thin pancake batter. Pour batter over berries and back 45 minutes to one hour, checking to make sure top doesn't burn.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.