The historic Capitol l Hotel in Little Rock has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renovation and it’s absolutely gorgeous! Here it is in 1892. Even then, it was considered a remarkable beauty.
The grand staircase is the scene of many a bridal portrait. I’m sure you can see why.
And when given the opportunity for a romantic splurge, we love to dine at Ashley’s. The food is incredible and was featured in Gourmet magazine (still in mourning this one).
This blackberry cobbler from Ashley’s is so fresh and bright in flavor, I just know you will love it as much as we do. It was recently printed in Arkansas Life Magazine, but somehow or another, I got the recipe quite sometime ago. Serve it with your favorite homemade vanilla ice cream, or as in our case, with Yarnell’s Homemade Vanilla. We do love our Yarnell’s:)
Cobbler
7 cups fresh blackberries
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Topping
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 cups butter, cold and cut into cubes
1 cup boiling water
Turbinado sugar
Preheat the over to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the blackberries, sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch. Set the bowl aside to allow the berried to macerate in the sugar and release some of their juices.
For the topping, in a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a whisk, sift the ingredients together to distribute them evenly within the flour. Then put the flour mixture into a food processor bowl, add the butter to the food processor and pulse the mixture together until it looks like coarse crumbs with small pea-sized pieces of butter. Place the mixture in a large bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
Place the blackberries in a baking dish, making sure to get all of the juices. Bake the berries in the oven for 10 minutes. Then remove the baking dish and set aside while you finish the topping. To the prepared topping mixture, add the boiling water. Mix together until it is all incorporated. Then drop spoonfuls of the batter over the berries. Sprinkle the batter with turbinado sugar and continue to bake for an additional 25-30 minutes. Let the cobber cool before serving.
Thanks for joining me this week for What’s On the Menu Wednesday. I look forward to what you have to say.
Yum, I love blackberries. This is a must!
Blackberry cobbler is my favorite! I wish I would have been able to go pick some fresh blackberries this summer. Got some blueberries but no blackberries. Thanks for hosting!
The cobbler sounds delicious!! I so just want one bite! Maybe two!
Thanks for the invite!! That cobbler sounds great – I love blackberries!
Thanks for hosting What’s on the Menu again, Debbie. It’s a lot of fun discovering new recipes and new blogs!
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Thanks for inviting me to join in today. Cobbler sounds delicious. I planted some blackberries at our cabin a few years ago and then I realized I could never compete with the wild life up there to get any, but they must like dessert too. Sounds delish.
Thanks for inviting me to join in today. Cobbler sounds delicious. I planted some blackberries at our cabin a few years ago and then I realized I could never compete with the wild life up there to get any, but they must like dessert too. Sounds delish.
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Great time of year for blueberries! Sounds yummy!!!
This sounds great!
Its a great time for blueberries! Sounds yummy!!!
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