Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tuesdays with Dorrie: Cobbling together some Berries

My first Tuesdays with Dorie!

I was so excited when my copy of Dorie Greenspan's book, "Baking, from my Home to Yours" arrived. It's also my first time participating in a food blogging event. I feel like one of the cool kids now!

This Tuesday, participating bakers made the "Mixed Berry Cobbler". Though the recipe was a bit contentious, a very few modification seem to have done the trick. I added a cup of heavy cream instead of 3/4 cup, and instead of using two cups white flour, I used 1 cup whole wheat, 1 cup white. Finally, I put half the dough on top and half on bottom.

The ramekins were the stars- see below!

Check out Dorie's website to participate... Or buy the book to get this recipe!


These are the sugared berries. I added a teaspoon of almond extract to them, in addition to the other yummy things that Dorie's recipe calls for.
These are the cobblers fresh from the oven: two individual ramikins and one larger pie dish. The smell of warm berries and buttery crust is SO GOOD.
This ramekin looks quite tempting, no?
But they were even better when I cut around the sides and served them upsidedown. You can see that I buttered and sugared the bottom of the dish, then put a circle of dough on the bottom and the top. The bottom soaked up all the tasty berry juices.

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14 Comments:

Blogger Jules Someone said...

Interesting putting the dough on the bottom. They look yummy!

8:31 PM, June 24, 2008  
Blogger Maya said...

Welcome to our group! Interesting take on the berry cobbler.

3:50 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger Di said...

Welcome to TWD! Your cobbler looks great. The idea of putting dough on the top and the bottom kind of reminds me of the Russian Grandmothers' Apple Pie-Cake.

5:28 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger Jess said...

Welcome! Your cobblers look fantastic.

6:02 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger ostwestwind said...

Welcome to TWD, your cobbler looks gorgeous!

Ulrike from Küchenlatein

6:11 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger kim said...

welcome to twd, i love your upside-down idea! looks delicious!

8:00 AM, June 25, 2008  
Anonymous Rebecca said...

Welcome to TWD! I'm loving the look of your cobbler.

8:14 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger Sharon said...

Welcome to TWD! What a great idea to butter and sugar the bottom. I used to do this with cakes, before silicone.

8:28 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger Dolores said...

Welcome to TWD. I'm loving your double-deck cobblers. Yum!

11:54 AM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger LyB said...

I know what you mean, I was so excited when I got the book, I'd heard so many good things about it and I haven't been disappointed. Your cobbler looks really delicious!

6:11 PM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger Sweet Peace said...

Thanks so much for the warm welcome.. . I feel so happy inside, and ready to bake!
The whole butter and sugar thing, as opposed to silicon, isn't just a way out of replacing my old scratchy pans... it also tastes super good, and bakes into a pretty golden color. But I guess for a more refined dish, like a nice cake, one wouldn't want that grainy texture of sugar crystals? And that is why we butter and flour pans, as opposed to sugar?

6:46 PM, June 25, 2008  
Blogger Shari said...

The individual ramekins are perfect! Welcome to the group!
Shari@Whisk: a food blog

7:47 AM, June 26, 2008  
Blogger Barbara said...

Love the idea of the double crust! I'll have to try that. Yum!

5:36 PM, June 28, 2008  
Anonymous almostgotit said...

This looks so wonderful! I like the dough on the bottom, too. You must get a juicy, sweet-dumpling effect there. I'm going to pack this idea along with me on vacation next week. One of our goals (okay, one of MINE) is to find fresh, local berries of some sort, preferably to pick our own selves!

12:36 PM, July 06, 2008  

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