You'll need:

8 tablespoons unsalted butter

4 cups peeled and sliced Kentucky Proud Granny Smith apples

2 half-pints Kentucky Proud blackberries (or other fruit)

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

2 teaspoons baking powder

pinch of salt

vanilla ice cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Place the butter in a 10 inch oval baking dish and put it in the oven to melt.  Toss the apples and berries with 1/2 cup of sugar in a medium bowl.  Add more sugar to taste.  Remove dish from the oven and pour the melted butter into another medium bowl.  Add the remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, milk, baking powder, and salt; whisk to combine.  Pour the batter into the baking dish.  Place the fruit on top, but do not stir (the batter will rise as the cobbler bakes).  Bake 35 to 45 minutes, until top of crust is golden brown and cobbler is thick and bubbly.  (If necessary, run cobbler under the broiler to brown crust.)  Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Yield:  8-10 servings.

Recipe courtesy of Ouita and Chris Michel, Holly Hill Inn, Midway, Kentucky.  Recipe also appeared in May, 2004 edition of Organic Style magazine.