How many of your are excited that this is my first recipe not involving chocolate?! I know! Are you just as shocked as I am?! I really want to tell you the inspiration behind this fruit-filled blog post is simply that strawberries and blueberries are in season. Yay! And since they are my favorite fruits I really wanted to make you something fresh, berry-esque, and give you a reason to hit up your local Farmer’s Market. This is all true of course…But, you know me too well. Who are we trying to kid? It’s really because one of my friends straight came up to me on a mission and snapped, “You know there are people in the world who don’t like chocolate right?” What?…Seriously?…I’d heard a rumor once or twice that some such mythical creatures exist in the far reaches of the earth but to have someone actually gasp point it out to me!? AS IF! It was a slap in the face. I know, can you believe the nerve of some people?
Just so you know if you are one of those people (weirdos) who don’t like chocolate, then this recipe is for you my friend! I am seriously excited about berries being in season though and now I have a homework assignment for you guys! Wait…come back…it’s not math I promise. All you have to do is go hit up your local Farmer’s Market this weekend! You would be amazed at the things you find. Buy some berries then make this recipe! And be happy I made you something not chocolate.
Bottom – Strawberry Cobbler Filling
Ingredients:
2 pounds of organic strawberries (cut and hulled) and/or organic blueberries
2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons raw honey or pure maple syrup
Directions:
1. Put all the ingredients in a sauce pan on low heat for 5 minutes and stir until combined. This step is just to get everything mixed together, you don’t really want to cook the berries at this time since they will cook when the cobbler goes in the oven.
2. Remove the berries and use a serving spoon to line the bottom of a 9-10 inch cast iron skillet with them. Set aside and make your dough. There will be some extra juice so if you want to leave the liquid in or remove it, it’s totally up to you and your personal preference. I ended up using some paper towels to blot some but not all of the excess liquid.
Top – Strawberry Cobbler Crust
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted blanched almond flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
2 tablespoon coconut palm sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
a few dashes cinnamon
1/2 cup grass-fed butter (cold)
1/2 cup organic palm shortening
3 eggs (2 for the dough and one for the egg wash)
1/2 cup canned coconut milk, full fat (room temperature)
2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
sliced almonds
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Add the almond flour, coconut flour, coconut palm sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon to a food processor and pulse a few times just to combine the ingredients.
3. Now add the cold butter to the food processor, I just chopped mine up into cubes. Mix until you have a mixture resembling bread crumbs.
4. Then add the organic palm shortening, 2 eggs, coconut milk, apple cider vinegar to the dough and pulse again until combined. You should now how something resembling dough. (I hope.)
5. Now it’s time to top your berry filled cast iron skillet. Grab a hunk of your dough and pat it into a biscuit like circle that’s about 2-3 inches in diameter and about 1/2 of an inch thick, it doesn’t have to be perfect, and place it on top of the berries in the pan. I ended up putting one in the middle and then just working around that center piece. Repeat this process until you have used all your dough to cover the berries.
6. Use a basting brush to apply an egg wash on top of the dough. To make the egg wash whisk together an egg and 1 Tbs. of water in a small bowl until well combined.
7. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool. Eat as is or top with some coconut milk ice cream or even a nice berry compote drizzled on top! It’s your cobbler, do what you want!
Notes:
You could try and sub coconut oil for the grass-fed butter and/or organic palm shortening, however since it’s not cold it might thin out and greasify (yes that’s a very technical baking term) your dough a little. If you use it to replace either/or then I would use maybe 1/4 cup. If you end up using the coconut oil as a substitute for both of them, I would only use about 3/4 cup, maybe even 1/2 cup total.
So Non-Chocoholics, does this meet your approval or what? Do I still sound bitter? Just kidding, I actually had a great time making this recipe and was very happy with how it came out. Even Mama Brad liked it who we had over for dinner. I served this for dessert and she took all the leftovers home! It’s the least I could do since every time she invites us over for dinner she says, “What can you eat again?” Anyway I really hope you have a good time at the Farmer’s Market (No I haven’t forgotten your homework assignment yet!) and enjoy this recipe! The cobbler dough is soooo tasty combined with all the berry flavors, yummo! It still could have used some chocolate though. What? Until next time my rare species of anti-chocolates, what do you want to see made Paleo that’s not chocolate?
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This Sydney Life
April 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm (11 years ago)We are heading into winter here and strawberries are not in season. In fact – they are edging steadily closer towards $10 p/punnet. Looks scrummy, despite my preference for all things chocolate!
cleaneatingwithadirtymind
April 22, 2013 at 4:10 pm (11 years ago)Yikes! $10! That’s scary. Almost as scary as this blog post having no chocolate in it.
This Sydney Life
April 22, 2013 at 4:24 pm (11 years ago)Chocolate is not seasonal. Just saying. 🙂
cleaneatingwithadirtymind
April 22, 2013 at 4:38 pm (11 years ago)Haha! True that, double true! Love it!!! 🙂
Val
April 23, 2013 at 6:40 pm (11 years ago)Just saw your guest blog post over at caveman’s site…was drooling over the paleo banana bread chocolate truffles recipe. Decided to pop in over here and see what your blog was like…AMAZING…definitely will be returning here again and again.
cleaneatingwithadirtymind
April 23, 2013 at 7:14 pm (11 years ago)Thanks for stopping by Val! Those truffles are to die for, do yourself a favor and make them! 🙂
Aubry
April 25, 2013 at 3:22 pm (11 years ago)I’ve yet to de-flower my kitchen…uh, er I mean… bake anything since I’ve moved into my new place. Dirty mind.
So, I’m heading to http://www.briansfarmersmarket.com/ in Golden Hill on Saturday to buy some berries!
From one chocolate lover to another, I commend you for mixing it up. Well done. Well done. <3
cleaneatingwithadirtymind
April 25, 2013 at 9:48 pm (11 years ago)Oh that sounds so fun! We should de-flower your kitchen together! We’ll get things at the Farmer’s Market that pair well with chocolate of course! 😉 I’m glad you understand the discipline it took to not make something with chocolate! Haha! Miss you! xoxo
mom2one
July 9, 2013 at 7:03 pm (10 years ago)I’ve got blackberries galore! Think they will work with this? I’ve been missing a good cobbler! This looks fantastic! 🙂 So glad I found your blog!
cleaneatingwithadirtymind
July 9, 2013 at 7:57 pm (10 years ago)Absolutely! The recipe is really friendly towards any berries 🙂 You could even throw them in the new apple pie bar recipe I posted instead of the apples and make blackberry bars! Let me know how it comes out! 🙂