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Very Berry Cobbler

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Published June 26, 2007 at 6:34 PM EDT

This is adapted from a recipe on the Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission's web site, www.oregon-berries.com.

Make 6 servings

For filling:

5 cups blackberries, raspberries, blueberries or any combination

1/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon kirsch or lemon juice

For dough:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold, unsalted butter

1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a 10-to-12-inch glass pie plate (or 2-quart baking dish), mix together the berries, sugar, flour and the kirsch or lemon juice, if using. Bake berries in the oven for 30 minutes, stirring once during baking. After 30 minutes, remove berries from the oven and make the biscuits.

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar. Cut the butter into the mixture with two table knives until butter is the size of corn kernels. Stir in the buttermilk just until the mixture is just moistened. With a large wooden spoon, drop six large mounds of the dough over the fruit in various places.

Bake for 20 minutes until dough puffs up and turns golden like biscuits.