Blackberries , Strawberries Oh My! And Strawberry Stamp Header Freebie

Grab ya' a bowl!  The cobbler is ready! I am sure I can rustle up some ice cream and a  cold glass of milk or perhaps coffee. Whichever you like will be dandy! 

 

Blackberries are getting ripe!   I have been eating them by the handfuls right off the bush.

 The other day, I put on my garden boots and headed out to the farm to pick a few which are growing along the fence line.  I thought I better pick some before the heat dries them up into nothing.  

  

Don't they look yummy?! 

 I picked around 6 cups  and by golly, the next morning  I awoke to find  Mr. Pinker busy in the kitchen   baking a cobbler.  Eeeh ! He is a keeper!

 

 Last year I shared a 1 cup Blackberry Cobbler Recipe that is baked in an iron skillet. If you would like to read that recipe, just click the colored link.  

This year, Mr. Pinker decided to try another recipe. He called it the $2.00 Cobbler because we had most of the supplies on hand except for the canned biscuits. 

Mr. Pinker got creative on arranging the biscuits.💙💜😀

 It was delicious, but I have to admit it was not like Mom's . LOL. Do you do that?- Compare cooking to your mom's or grandma's?  I do all that the time. 👵🙄😀😋

 Anywhoo, Mr. Pinker made it a little runny or should I say juicy just like we like it.  😀 He said the next time he fixes it , he will leave off the bottom layer of biscuits in the baking dish.   If you make this recipe, adjust it to your liking. 

      

Blackberry Cobbler

INGREDIENTS:

4-6 cups of fresh blackberries( depending on size of berries) rinsed and drained

1 cup of sugar

2 packages of canned 10 count biscuits

1/2 cup of water

1 Tablespoon of lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

pinch of salt

1-2 Tablespoons of corn starch

DIRECTIONS:

1. Rinse and drain berries.

 

2. Place the berries in a large bowl and add 3/4 cup of sugar. Gently mix and refrigerate for a couple of hours. 

3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

4.  Place chilled  berries in a saucepan and add a 1/2 cup of water. 

5. Add a Tablespoon of lemon juice , a teaspoon of vanilla extract and another 1/4 -1/2 cup of sugar depending on taste. Let mixture simmer for about of 5 minutes until it produces more liquid.

6. Then add 1- 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch and a pinch of salt.  

7. Allow mixture to simmer for another 5 minutes. 

8. Flatten 6 small canned biscuits into a lightly greased baking dish.

9. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until almost done. 

10. Remove from oven and pour in berry mixture. 

11. Cut 6 biscuits into sections for dumplings and mix in with berries. 

12.Take remaining 8 biscuits , flatten and place on top of berries for crust. 

13. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

14. Remove from oven , brush a little butter on top and sprinkle a pinch of sugar.

15. ENJOY!

                                                    Graphics from Pinterest. 

                                            

 Did you notice the gorgeous plum colored dish cloth under the bowl of berries?  

My dear friend Karen sent it to me along with 2 others . Aren't they scrumptious?! 

 I marveled over the design that she knitted- so beautiful. Thank you, Karen. 🤗 I love them and of course they will be out year round.  I immediately  put them on display - too cute to use for washing dishes. Hee! Hee! 

First, I rolled them and placed them in a Pyrex bowl  ,but soon they found their way into a pitcher on the baking table along with   the apple pie dish that Karen gifted me.

Am I  being long winded today? 🌬🌬🌬  But oh ,  I do have  a few other things to share if you don't mind. 

 I created a header for the Strawberry Stamps if anyone is interested. I am going to restitch all of my Strawberry stamps into one big piece. I originally stitched the stamps using DMC 498 as the border but for the large piece I may use DMC 930. What do you think? I think that would look snazzy . 

 I STITCHED MY DESIGN ON 14 COUNT AIDA THAT I COFFEE/ TEA DYED MYSELF.

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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If you have missed any of the other strawberry stamps, I invite you to hop over to the previous posts by clicking on the colored links. 

Strawberries and Cream Stamp, Berries Stamp,   Strawberry Shortcake Stamp  , Strawberry Basket, Strawberry Jam and Biscuits Stamp, Farm Fresh Berries Stamp, Strawberry Pie Stamp,    Strawberry Quilt Stamp,  and  Strawberry Ice Cream Stamp

 I want to thank all of you who have followed along with me on my Strawberry Stamp journey as well as all of the encouragement, support and for stitching along with me.  

Before you leave, I wanted to show you my Strawberry Quilt too.

 Another wonky scrappy berry has been quilted. I am moving slow but sure on this one. 

By the end of the day, I plan to have one whole row of berries completed. 

Well , Sweeties, I am off to enjoy the day!  Have a spectacular Sunday yourself  and ...

 As Always...

Happy quilting and stitching, y'all

Melisa

"Happiness is picking blackberries on a sunny summer day. "

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

Dedicated to my sweet baby sister, Amy . This quilt is for you. I love and miss you so much, Amo! 💗💗💗

I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needle workers to meet.

Angela of  So Scrappy  for Scrap Happy Saturday

Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday

Frederique at   Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday

Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday

Kate at Life in Pieces for  Stitching Stuff ( Sunday) 

Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap - Sunday 

Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday

Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings

Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday