Texas-Style Blueberry Cobbler: A Deliciously Simple Delight
A delightfully simple Texas-style blueberry cobbler featuring a cake-like batter poured over melted butter, topped with juicy blueberries, and baked until golden and crisp.
Equipment
- 9x13-inch baking dish
- medium bowl
- large bowl
- microwave-safe bowl
Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons Butter divided
- 1 ½ cups Sugar plus extra for topping
- 3 cups Blueberries
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 1 ½ cups Flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 ½ cups Whole Milk or Buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and place 4 tablespoons of butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish to melt in the oven.
- In a medium bowl, combine the blueberries with 1/4 cup of sugar and the lemon zest.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, the remaining 1 1/4 cups of sugar, and salt.
- Melt the remaining 8 tablespoons of butter and whisk it into the milk, then pour this wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish over the melted butter, then evenly top with the blueberry mixture and sprinkle generously with additional sugar.
- Bake for 42-48 minutes until the cobbler is golden brown and the edges are crisp.
- Serve warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
Frozen blueberries can be used; thaw briefly and pat dry. For buttermilk, you can substitute whole milk or make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 1/2 cups of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.