Marsha Simoneaux's Blueberry Cobbler

3½ cups freshly blueberries
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions:

Cook the berries on top of the stove over medium heat, until cooked through, approximately 8-10 minutes. Add the sugar, cornstarch, salt and lemon juice and stir until thickened.

Mix together the flour, shortening, egg, water and lemon juice and place about half the mixture in a pie shell or rectangular loaf pan. Empty the blueberry mixture into the piecrust and cover with the remaining pastry.

Bake @ 350 degrees for one hour, until the blueberries are bubbling over. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, and serve.




Category: Dessert
Recipe By: Oprah Winfrey
 
Prep & Cook Time: 1.5 - 2 hours
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
 
Makes: 9 x 13
 



 
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