I was looking for my mom’s cobbler recipe that I had posted here years ago, and while scanning it over, I discovered not only was it incomplete, it made absolutely no sense. I apologize for anyone who tried to make it before, there was no way it would have worked. Here is the real-tried and true recipe.

Filling Ingredients:

• 4 cups berries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter

Batter Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsifted all purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• Splash of vanilla
• Dash of cinnamon

Instructions:

• Make filling:
  • In medium bowl, combine berries, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 cup water. 
  • Pour filling into a greased 9×9 baking dish
  • Dot with 2 tablespoons butter
• Preheat Oven to 375 degrees
• Make Batter:
  • In medium bowl, combine all batter ingredients
  • Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth
  • Drop in 9 portions over filling space evenly (batter will spread during baking)
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until berries are tender and crust is golden (around 200 degrees F)

 NOTE: You might notice that the ingredients list above differs from the “original recipe” image below. If found that the batter didn’t cover quite enough of the berries in practice.