Mom Spraggins's Blackberry Cobbler

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 2 cups fresh blackberries , or more to taste
• 2 cups white sugar , divided
• 0.75 cups milk
• 0.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place butter in a (9x13-inch) baking dish; put dish in the preheating oven until butter is melted, 2 to 5 minutes. Remove dish from the oven.

2. 2

   Meanwhile, stir blackberries and 1 cup sugar together in a bowl; set aside until mixture becomes juicy, 5 to 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Combine remaining 1 cup sugar, milk, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl until batter is smooth; pour over melted butter. Do not stir. Spoon blackberry mixture over batter.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and cooked through, about 1 hour.