Ingredients
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4 ounces cream cheese, softened
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1/4 cup butter, softened plus
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1 tablespoon butter, softened
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3 tablespoons orange juice
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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2 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon rind
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 tablespoon butter
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vanilla ice cream
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1 cup apple, peeled and thinly sliced
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4 cups fresh blackberries
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and butter.
- Combine the flour and salt in another bowl; stir into the cream cheese mixture.
- Pour the orange juice over the cream cheese/flour mixture.
- Stir with a fork just until moistened; shape into a ball and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Divide the dough in half and press one half on the bottom and sides of a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
- The dough should come to within 1 inch of the top of the dish.
- In a saucepan, combine the blackberries, sugar, apples, lemon juice, lemon rind, and vanilla; bring to a boil and let boil for 10 minutes.
- Pour over the crust in the prepared baking dish.
- With the remaining dough half, shape irregular pieces about 1/4" thick.
- Place the dough pieces on top of the fruit in a patchwork fashion, leaving some fruit exposed.
- Dot with the remaining 1 T butter.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes or until the cobbler is golden.
- Serve warm in dessert dishes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.