Southern blackberry cobbler

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       Title: Southern Blackberry Cobbler
  Categories: Pies
       Yield: 8 servings
  
       3 c  Fresh blackberries, or
       2 pk Frozen blackberries
            =16 oz each/thawed
     3/4 c  Sugar
       3 tb All-purpose flour
   1 1/2 c  Water
       1 tb Lemon juice
            Crust
       2 tb Butter or margarine; melted
            Crust:
   1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
   2 1/2 tb Sugar
       2 ts Baking powder
     3/4 ts Salt
     1/4 c  Shortening
     1/4 c  Plus 2 tbl whipping cream
     1/4 c  Plus 2 tbl buttermilk
  
   Recipe by: Southern Living
   Preparation Time: 0:15
   Place berries in a lightly greased shallow 2-quart baking
   dish.  Combine sugar and flour; stir in water and lemon
   juice.  Pour syrup over berries, and bake at 425 degrees
   for 15 minutes. Place crust over hot berries; brush with
   butter.  Bake at 425 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, or until
   crust is golden brown.  Serve warm with ice cream, if
   desired.  Yield:  6 to 8 servings.
   
   CRUST:  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut
   in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles
   coarse meal; stir in whipping cream and buttermilk.  Knead
   dough 4 or 5 times; roll out on a lightly floured surface.
   Cut dough to fit baking dish.  Yield:  crust for 1 cobbler.
  
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