So I’ve realized some valuable information about myself…I do really poorly with changing time zones. I always try to seamlessly transition into my new schedule, but this week has been proof that it just doesn’t work that way for me. When we came back from Italy I needed a whole week to feel normal again. Let’s hope that my 3 hour West coast time change only takes a couple of days? Luckily my week in the glorious sunshine was so lovely that I’m forgetting my grogginess and trying to remember how much I loved California.
One of my favorite things about my time there was the constant presence of perfectly fresh and ripe produce at every turn. I ate so many juicy plums and nectarines, berries, and grapes galore. I came back to New York dying to stock our fridge with every fruit possible- as during this mid 90s heat wave- nothing sounds yummier.
This cobbler was made from a quart of the most ripe and juicy strawberries from the greenmarket. I purposely left the filling on the juicy side, thinking that some strawberry juices would be so yummy drizzled over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The biscuit topping is so tender and light which makes this a perfect summer dessert. (And confession- I subbed the ice cream for vanilla greek yogurt and had some leftovers for breakfast- so good!!)
- 3 cups strawberries, hulled
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons butter, diced
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup half & half
- zest of 1 lemon
- raw sugar for sprinkling
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a medium sauce pan combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and water. Cook over medium heat until thick and warm. Add strawberries and stir to coat.
- Pour into an 8x8 baking dish and dot with butter.
- In a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter and use your hands to work it into the dry mixture until crumbly. Stir in the half & half and zest. Mixture will be soft.
- Scoop the biscuit dough over the berries and sprinkle with raw sugar.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until biscuits are slightly golden and berries are bubbly. Allow to cool slightly and serve warm with ice cream.
Rossi @ A Baking Girl says
These pictures are lovely and the cobbler looks delicious! Perfect for summertime!
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite says
My husbands favorite food is cobbler. He would LOVE you right now.
Jennifer | Bake or Break says
Looks delicious! Berries are the one thing I like about summer.
ashley - baker by nature says
I snatched up 4 (!!!) pints of juicy strawberries from the USQ green market yesterday, so I am totally thinking this cobbler needs to happen!!!
cassie says
That last picture…totally drooling! I love the biscuit topping!
Heather says
I can just taste this right now – love the topping over juicy strawberries!
marcie@flavorthemoments says
This looks so delicious! I love my cobblers!
Annie @ Annie's City Kitchen says
This is favorite time of year with the abundance of fresh fruit everywhere. When I’m at the store I just buy everything that looks delicious and decide on recipes later! Or I just eat fruit salad for days and days days…
tara says
This looks delicious! And fresh, juicy strawberries are the best!!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
Yum, this looks so so good! Definitely need to dedicate some of my strawberries to this :)
Christy Spurlock says
Looks delicious. Can’t wait to try this one out.
Nessa says
Your friends are lucky :)
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
I could eat cobbler every day!
petal and plume says
talk about a perfect summer dessert! fresh, delicious, simple, wonderful
xx
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
Isn’t California the best? This does look perfect for a breakfast / dessert this summer:-)
Vicki @ WITK says
Yum! I’ve been stopping at whole foods everyday getting fruits too :) now I want to head to my fridge and empty all the fruits into a baking dish!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Summer dessert perfection! This looks incredible, Audra.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
This sounds absolutely incredible. I can’t get enough strawberry dishes lately!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction says
Love that you ate this for breakfast! :)
Julie @ Table for Two says
This looks so fantastic! I think I could eat the whole thing by myself!
Orla says
yummy! This looks fab! In Ireland we call it a ‘Crumble’ not a ‘cobbler’ because of the crumbly topping! :)
Kate | Food Babbles says
Dessert or breakfast, I bet this tasted amazing! I always think of cobbler as a winter dessert. I’ve never made a summery cobbler but what an utterly brilliant idea. I’ll have to give this a try.