INGREDIENTS:
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1 c. flour
1/8 tsp. salt
1/3 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sweetened blackberries
STEP BY STEP:
Cream butter and sugar; add egg, beating well.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Add alternately with milk and vanilla to creamed mixture.
Pour batter into greased and floured 8 inch pan.
Cover with blackberries.
CRUMB TOPPING:
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter
1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
STEP BY STEP:
Cream sugar and butter.
Stir in flour and cinnamon until mixture is crumbly.
Sprinkle topping over blackberries.
Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
May be served with ice cream.
This type of rustic dessert is called a buckle because the fruit sinks into the buttery batter as it bakes and ‘buckles’ the surface with its juicy weight.
