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    Blackberry cobbler w/ coconut pecan top


    Source of Recipe


    Camille, my sister

    List of Ingredients




    Toss Together:

    8 cups blackberries, fresh or frozen (thawed slightly if frozen)

    1 cup sugar

    1/4 cup instant tapioca

    Juice of 1/2 lime

    Pinch of salt



    Combine; Knead In:

    1 cup all purpose flour

    1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

    3/4 sugar

    1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

    1/2 t baking powder

    1/4 t table salt

    1/2 cup cold unsalted butter cubed (1 stick)



    Blend in: Top Berries with:

    1 egg



    Serve with:

    Vanilla-Rum Anglaise



    Preheat oven to 375 degrees

    Toss: berries with sugar, tapioca, lime juice, and salt in a bowl. Spoon into 2 qt baking dish,



    Combine flour, coconut, sugar, pecans, baking powder, and salt in a second bowl. Using your fingertips, knead in butter until incorporated. Mixture should look like course sand.



    Blend in the egg, then arrange topping over the berries in clumps, covering them evenly. Bake the cobbler for 40-45 minutes, or until topping is golden and crisp, and filling is thick and bubbly. Cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before serving.



    Serve with creme anglaise.



    Vanilla-Rum Creme anglaise



    Warm:

    2 cups half and half

    2 T sugar

    vanilla bean, split and scraped; pod chopped into 1" pieces



    Whisk together; Temper milk into and cook:

    5 egg yolks

    3 T sugar

    2 T light or dark rum

    1/4 t kosher salt



    Blend and Strain; Add:

    1 t. Vanilla extract



    Warm half and half, 2T. sugar and vanilla bean seeds and pod in saucepan over medium heat, about 5 minutes.



    Whisk yolks, 3 T. sugar rum and salt together in a bowl. When milk mixture is steaming, temper it into the eggs, whisking constantly. pour the custard back into the pan and return to the burner. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until custard coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes



    Blend custard and vanilla bean pod in a blender for 1 minute. Strain into a bowl, add the extract, cover, and chill.




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