Fresh Fruits Cobbler

rachel.jay — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:12:19 +0000

It’s official: fall is here. Crisp leaves, cool weather, and warm drinks abound. This fresh fruit cobbler is an excellent way to slip into fall mode. You may want to consider buying your fruit at a local farmer’s market. Not only will you be supporting a local farmer, but you’ll have fresh, seasonal food with less pesticide to boot.

Inspired from Eating Local by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Ingredients for the fruits

- 2 pounds apriums (or apricots, peaches, etc.)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 TBSP cornstarch
- 1-2 cups of blueberries
- 1-2 cups of raspberries

Ingredients for the biscuits

- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 6 TBSP unsalted butter (cold best), cut in small pieces
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 tsp sparkling sugar (whatever this is, regular sugar just fine)

Steps for the fruits

- Clean and pit the the apriums, then slice about 1/4 inch thick
- Mix sugar and cornstarch, then coat the apriums in a glass pan (8×8 pan works great)
- Add the berries as a second layer

Steps for the biscuits

- Preheat oven to 425F
- In a food processor, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and mix
- Add the butter and mix until butter is mixed in thoroughly
- Place the butter mixture into a bowl and gradually add the milk
- Work into a bowl (using your fingers)
- Flatten (to about 1/2 inch thick) and cut out biscuits (using a small glass, about 2 – 2 1/2 inches) and place on top of the berries
- Bake for about 30 minutes (biscuits should be browned, but not burnt!)
- Let cool
- Serve warm and enjoy!

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Summer Strawberry Salad

Pascal — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 06:26:40 +0000

Summer is here!

here’s a quick and tasty summer treat.

What you need:

2 small baskets of strawberries
2-3 Tablespoon of sugar
the juice of one lemon

Takes about 10 minutes to prepare.

Cut the strawberries in small chunks (cut small ones in half, the bigger ones into 4 pieces) and put them in a bowl.

Spread the sugar on top of the strawberries

Cut the lemon in half, remove the seeds, and squeeze the lemon on top of the strawberries. Mix everything till the sugar is melted. Over the next 30 minutes, mix in the juice and enjoy!