Old Fashioned Black Raspberry Buckle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar, plus
2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 quart black raspberries or 1 quart blackberry
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Blend water, cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar; pour over berries in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and when mixture thickens, pour into an 8x8 baking dish. Set aside.
Sift together flour, 1 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly and set aside.
Combine milk and egg and add to flour mixture. Stirring just to moisten.
Drop by spoonfuls onto hot fruit mixture and sprinkle top with remaining sugar.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.