I've mentioned before that my husband Jamie gives me a hard time about eating leftover desserts for breakfast. In the case of this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, I really don't see how he can complain. Biscuits and fruit--sounds like breakfast to me!
This week's selection is Mixed Berry Cobbler, chosen by Beth of Our Sweet Life. I really enjoyed this pick, in part because it's something I probably wouldn't have chosen myself. I like fruit desserts, but I make crisps much more often than cobblers. And even when I do make cobbler, it's more likely to be something like peach, rather than berry. I tend to reserve berries for eating straight up or in fruit salad dressed with a bit of sugar or simple syrup. But one of the great things about this recipe is that it works quite well with frozen fruit, so I can have my cake and eat it too, as it were. =)
Another reason I enjoyed this recipe is that it gave me a chance to try out a new flavor combination. Dorie's filling recipe calls for a mix of berries, some sugar, cornstarch and lemon or lime zest. I'd usually go with the lemon without even thinking much about it. But lately I've seen quite a few recipes for raspberry with lime, and I've been wanting to see if I like it. So I went with a combination of raspberries, blackberries and lime zest.
I wasn't sure that I was in the mood for a big cobbler, so I decided to make half the recipe and make it in two smaller dishes (about 2-cup capacity each). Even though the recipe says you don't need to thaw the frozen fruit, I was a bit skeptical, so after tossing the berries with the sugar, cornstarch and lime zest, I microwaved them for a couple minutes on half power. Oh, and because a number of people mentioned in the P&Q that the cobbler was a bit soupy, I used close to the original amount of cornstarch even though I was halving the recipe. I went with the topping recipe as written, patting the dough into two rounds and topping each dish with one. I baked my cobblers for about 30 minutes, until the tops were lightly browned and the juices were very bubbly around the edges.
The verdict? Very tasty. I thought that the simple biscuit topping was a nice contrast to the tart fruit, and I really liked the bit of lime in there. I'll definitely make this again. Probably even later this week, since I still have half a bag each of the raspberries and blackberries. And it sounds better than the other things I have on hand for breakfast. =)
Want to give it a try yourself? Check out Beth's blog, or check out this page, where Dorie shared the recipe with NPR.
Cobbler for breakfast...if only mine had made it through the night. Great job this week!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty confident that topped with a generous dollop of yogurt, one of my single-serve ramekins will present quite a satisfying post workout breakfast in the morning
ReplyDeleteThat would make a great breakfast!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely breakfast food. Then again, I think that chocolate cake should be considered breakfast food, so I might not be a reliable source...
ReplyDeleteI agree the topping went well with the flavourful fruits, definitely breadfast ;-)
ReplyDeleteUlrike from Küchenlatein
I think Berries and biscuits are a perfect breakfast! And, if you'd like, it gives you a perfect excuse to eat ice cream in the morning! haha!!!
ReplyDeleteIf only I hadn't halved the recipe, I could have had cobbler for breakfast too!!!
ReplyDeleteI would have loved this for breakfast. Yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteyou are right - breakfast! yum...i may have to rethink this a bit!
ReplyDeletenice with the lime zest addition, too...
Yes!! to cobbler for breakfast -- or any other time of day!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that picture of it ALL GONE...that is how fast we ate ours last nite too, good thing I made minis so we have 2 more waiting for us at home!)
ReplyDeleteIf a doughnut is breakfast food then certainly cobbler is. My husband - also Jamie - didn't grow up eating dessert for breakfast but I did!
ReplyDeleteI definitely had to stop myself from eating it for breakfast! I saved it for dessert again on Monday. It was SO good!
ReplyDeleteIn college I used to justify eating poptarts for breakfast in the morning as it contained fruit. Cobbler for breakfast??? More power to ya!
ReplyDeleteYum- that looks like a great breakfast or dessert! :)
ReplyDeleteMy filling was raspberries, blackberries, and lime zest, too, so I can testify ... it makes a mighty fine breakfast. ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Well done!
ReplyDeleteSince I can't have dairy in the mornings (long story) If figure if it's not nailed down, and I'm *willing* to eat it at 6:30 in the morning, it's fair game. Looks Yummy!
ReplyDeleteIt looks tasty! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd had some leftover for breakfast! Looks delish.
ReplyDeleteShari@Whisk: a food blog
Your breakfast cobblers look absolutely delicious. I am thinking maybe I should have tried the cobbler after all but the brownies were good too. So difficult to choose from such wonderful dishes.
ReplyDeletelooks lick the bowl good :) you CAN actually use the berries frozen!! :) i also had some for breakfast the next day ;)
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