And The Winner Of The Blackberry Farm Cookbook Is...

Rachel, from The Essential Rhubarb Pie! Yup, Rachel has won a copy of The Blackberry Farm Cookbook with her answer to the question, "What is your favorite fruit or vegetable?" Her answer, WATERMELON, was randomly chosen using RANDOM.ORG.

Other answers included (multiple entries of) apples, blueberries, butternut squash, carrots, cherries, oranges, peaches, strawberries, watermelon plus rhubarb, rutabaga and cherimoya(!).

Congratulations, Rachel! Good choice. I'll be in touch.

The Great Blackberry Farm – Part Two: Cookbook Giveaway And Blackberry Cobbler Recipe

I have one copy of The Blackberry Farm Cookbook to give away, and, gosh is it fabulous!!! It's coffee table-pretty with tons of drop-dead gorgeous pictures. It would be a shame, though, if you didn’t give it a real workout in the kitchen. There are so many recipes that I’m excited to try - Blackberry Barbecue Sauce (it sounds sooo good), Roasted Peach Tart, Angel Biscuits…

Here’s a fantastic recipe - Blackberry Cobbler. I made it for Memorial Day and it was wonderful. I don’t usually love cobblers, because they’re never sweet enough for me. But this one was perfect, plus I loved the addition of the lime zest to the blackberries.

Two tips - Don’t skimp on the eight cups of blackberries, because they cook down a lot AND I added a touch more buttermilk to the dough.

Photo/Beall + Thomas Photography

Blackberry Cobbler serves 8

Click here for printable recipe.

Posted from The Blackberry Farm Cookbook by Sam Beall with permission

8 cups blackberries

1¼ cups sugar

Zest and juice of ½ lime

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1¼ cups all-purpose flour

1¼ teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and chilled

¼ cup buttermilk

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. In a large bowl, toss together the blackberries, 1 cup of the sugar, and the lime zest. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice and the cornstarch until smooth. Drizzle the lime juice mixture over the blackberry and toss to combine. Scrape the blackberry mixture into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and the remaining ¼ cup sugar. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture until it is the texture of coarse meal. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the buttermilk into the well and stir with a fork until the mixture comes together. Crumble the dough evenly over the top of the blackberry mixture.

4. Bake the cobbler for 40 minutes, or until the blackberry filling is bubbling and the topping is golden brown. Let the cobbler rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Photo/Beall + Thomas Photography

For a chance to win a copy of The Blackberry Farm Cookbook, here's all you have to do:

In honor of Blackberry Farm’s gorgeous gardens, tell me your favorite fruit or vegetable.

Enter any or all of these three ways, as many times as you wish.

1. Leave a comment to this post, telling me your favorite fruit or vegetable. If you're leaving a comment, make sure your name takes me back to a way to contact you.
2. Send me an email, titled Cookbook Giveaway, telling me your favorite fruit or vegetable - FNMusings@gmail.com
3. Tweet me, telling me your favorite fruit or vegetable - http://twitter.com/SueonFood. Using hashtag #Cookbook Giveaway is not required, but would be helpful.

Write one word or one page, I don’t mind…but make it one vegetable or fruit choice per entry. You have until 11:59 pm, Eastern Time on Saturday, June 5th. Contest open to US residents over 18. I'll select a winner randomly and contact him or her to get mailing information. Good luck!