I love getting cookbooks from my library – they are so expensive these days. One in particular that I got was this one – it would have been $35.00 in the store!
My friend Beth uses King Arthur flour all the time and bakes up some of the best things – check out these whole wheat hot cross buns she made. 😀
I was reading it like a book and got the section of Cobblers, Grunts and Slumps. Still don’t know what a grunt and a slump is . . . but I knew what a cobbler was. And realized I’d never made one before. I did change the recipe to make it more WW friendly – the original recipe called for 1 stick of butter for the topping! I cut the biscuit topping recipe in half and it worked out perfect. Quite possibly one of the best desserts I’ve ever made. The recipe also was for a peach-blueberry cobbler, but when I defrosted my peaches, they tasted like ass – so I subbed in fresh strawberries instead – best move ever. 😀
Tony and I both agree on slightly sweet desserts, and this one fit the bill perfectly. And served with some vanilla ice cream on the side? Heaven in a bowl!
Strawberry Blueberry Cobbler
- 4 servings would be 8 points, 6 servings would be 5.5 points and 8 servings would be 4 points
Ingredients for biscuit topping:
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons butter, chilled
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of milk
Filling:
- 1 quart of fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 pint of fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon of sugar (sprinkled over the top of the biscuits before going in the oven)
Preheat oven to 350. In a baking dish, spray with pam. To make the biscuit mixture combine all ingredients into a food processor – pulse until the mixture is incorporated – don’t worry, this is a very wet dough.
Combine the strawberries, blueberries, brown sugar, corn startch, nutmeg and salt. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Pour fruit mixture into prepared dish. I just used a teaspoon and placed dollops of dough across the top – doesn’t have to be perfect, and you can have holes on top – the dough will rise while baking. Cook for 45 minutes, until the fruit is bubbly and the biscuit topping is slightly browned. Let cool – this is perfect at room temperature – so its a great make ahead dessert.



This will definitely not be the last cobbler I make 😀
My Mom had a concert at her church yesterday morning – I was trying to be quiet and didn’t use my flash, and sadly none of my pictures turned out. 🙁 You did a great job Momma!
My sister was there too – and afterwards we picked up her kids and went to Caputo’s by her house. It was huge!
And while I said I was going to menu plan with what I had on hand, I did need fresh fruit, veggies, seltzer, coffee, toilet paper, etc. – so I spent $66 this week.
Lunches:
- chicken noodle soup with spinach apple carrot salad
- buffalo chicken burgers on magic rolls
- spaghetti squash pasta with ricotta and lemon garlic sauce
- pinto bean and couscous tostadas
- broccoli mac n cheese
Dinners:
- Brined pork chops, homemade rice-a-roni and green beans
- Cincinnati chili mac three ways
- Creamy herbed chicken in puff pastry
- Steak and Twice Baked Potatoes
- Sausage Calzones
Anything new on your menu this week? Check out the gas prices by my Mom’s house! So far the most I’ve paid is $3.99 – isn’t it crazy??!!
Hope you have a great Monday! 😀 I am off the gym to get my swim on – sadly I need to scrape the snow off my car before I leave – really?? Snow in April?!
Update – check out the BSI round up from last week – Veronica chose cream cheese and there are some amazing dishes that were submitted! 😀
How funny! My Mom and I were just talking about this – She makes a Birds Nest which is how we got started on the subject. Bird’s Nest uses cored apples that you put cinnamon and sugar in and then ‘nest’ in a pastry or biscuit crust. A grunt is like a cobbler, but cooked on the stove. The New England States call this a slump. A Buckle is kind of like a blueberry cake, with a streusel top, that looks ‘buckled’, also called a Crumple. And I am definitely making your Cobbler, I can veganized that easily!
Biz, I just spewed tea all over my desk doing a reread of this post when I got to you substituted strawberries because your thawed peaches tasted like “ass”. Yours is my FAV blog read! 🙂 Thanks for making my day!
We go to the library all the time! C LOVES it! And now we have way more overdue fees than I’d like to admit. 🙂
That cobbler looks delish – I’ve never made one before. I should change that!
Others have made comments about how good your camera is. I do have to agree with them. My camera pretty much sucks after looking at how perfect your pictures turn out. They are wonderful. Thank you for sharing all the info and pics that you do! And reading your blogs everyday is one of the things I look forward to. 🙂
I am not looking forward to paying $4 for a gallon of gas this weekend, that’s for sure! Gas here can still be found for $3.77 (what a STEAL, right?). Oy. The cobbler looks amazing…and easy enough 🙂 I agree, the simple sweet of cobblers is wonderful…and perfect for summer! Bring on the berries!
I’m a complete idiot, I never even thought to check out cookbooks from the library! I haven’t seen gas in the $4 range yet, but it’s close. Ridiculous.
I must make this cobbler!
Gas prices are about the same here. Horrendous! I need to start riding my bike more.
The cobbler looks wonderful! Thank you for the BSI link – those are so fun!!
Yeah… the gas prices are depressing… regretting getting an SUV that requires premium. Although I am happy that it’s a hybrid!
whoa. that cobbler looks amazing. i’ve never been able to pull off a cobbler in my life!
oh man, our gas has been that price plus for the past two weeks. i paid 4.25 yesterday for my car. don’t even get me started on diesel either! (thank goodness i don’t pay for that but it’s for work)
Oh… cobblers remind me of my grandmother. We made blueberry and peach cobblers over and over every summer. She had about 13 different blueberry bushes and lived near Chilton County, AL… which is known for it’s peach crop. Good times. Good food memories. Thanks for the reminder!
(I’m jealous of the book though, if I’m being honest)
~Regan
gorgeous cobbler, i love it!
I think any recipe you get 1/4 of for only 8 Points+ is totally worth it. I am saving that one to make the next time I can share and not eat the other 3/4’s 😀
I also just want to come eat with you this week – fantastic menu plan!
Our gas is more than that! It’s about $4.29 for regular the ones around our house! It’s hell!