Mrs. Lantz's Blackberry Cobbler

Jennifer Garner shared this simple short and sweet summer dessert on her page and I had to try it out before summer’s end. Thank you Mrs. Lantz for sharing your family recipe!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of blackberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 6 tbsp butter + extra for buttering pan

Directions:

1. Set the oven to 425º F and butter a 7x10 baking pan, or 9x13 (but bake for less time since its a larger surface area - make sure that the top is golden)
2. Clean the blackberries in cold water, drain the water, pat them dry (or don't according to Jen's mom) and pour them into the bottom of the baking dish
3. Combine the lemon juice and almond extract, and drizzle evenly over the berries
4. Whisk together the sugar, flour, salt, and egg until it comes together into a crumbly mixture. Use your fingers to press and mix it together into a crumbly dry dough. Then pour over top the blackberries
5. Melt the 6 tbsp. of butter and drizzle it on top. Toss it in the oven for 25 minutes (or more if not golden enough), and serve with vanilla ice cream! Best if eaten fresh.