Re: Would this recipe work for blueberries?

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It's been my experience that coconut flour works better as a thickener in breads and muffins than in cobblers.  I tried making a strawberry/rhubarb pandowdy with coconut flour as a thickener and it turned out runny, but still delicious. I still ate it all :>)

So, the bottom line is that you can still use it, but the cobbler will be a bit more runny than usual, especially because blueberries have a lot of liquid in them.--

 

I have a ton of organic blueberries that my aunt picked for me last weekend.

Here is Elana's recipe for peach crisp. Do you think it would work for blueberries?

http://www.elanaspantry.com/revised-peach-crisp/

I would need to leave out the arrowroot powder since its not legal. Is it okay to not replace it with anything? I think a little coconut flour would work but I haven't trialed that yet nor do I have any.

Also, I would sub honey for the illegal agave nectar. And probably use coconut oil for the fat.

Will it work? Any other ideas to make this top-notch? My boyfriend gets back in town tomorrow after a week and a half away PLUS it's my 6 month SCD anniversary, so I want to celebrate with something tres delicious!

Thanks!

Caroline

SCD since 1/7/10

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One more comment. If you increase your cooking time at a lower temp, the cobbler will thicken up more.  Unfortunately, I've found that using gelatin or coconut flour as a thickener doesn't work as well as just cooking the fruit longer.

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It's been my experience that coconut flour works better as a thickener in breads and muffins than in cobblers.  I tried making a strawberry/rhubarb pandowdy with coconut flour as a thickener and it turned out runny, but still delicious. I still ate it all :>)

So, the bottom line is that you can still use it, but the cobbler will be a bit more runny than usual, especially because blueberries have a lot of liquid in them.--

 

I have a ton of organic blueberries that my aunt picked for me last weekend.

Here is Elana's recipe for peach crisp. Do you think it would work for blueberries?

http://www.elanaspantry.com/revised-peach-crisp/

I would need to leave out the arrowroot powder since its not legal. Is it okay to not replace it with anything? I think a little coconut flour would work but I haven't trialed that yet nor do I have any.

Also, I would sub honey for the illegal agave nectar. And probably use coconut oil for the fat.

Will it work? Any other ideas to make this top-notch? My boyfriend gets back in town tomorrow after a week and a half away PLUS it's my 6 month SCD anniversary, so I want to celebrate with something tres delicious!

Thanks!

Caroline

SCD since 1/7/10

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I made it and it was delicious but very very runny. Aftr it

cooled, I poured off some of the liquid and drank it, and then the crisp/cobbler

was much better. Actually, it was superb right out of the fridge!

Caroline

SCD since 1/7/10

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> One more comment. If you increase your cooking time at a lower temp, the

> cobbler will thicken up more. Unfortunately, I've found that using gelatin

> or coconut flour as a thickener doesn't work as well as just cooking the

> fruit longer.

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[Guest guest]

Yep, That's the problem and I don't think anyone has come up with a better solution yet. Glad it tasted good, though!--

 

Thanks . I made it and it was delicious but very very runny. Aftr it cooled, I poured off some of the liquid and drank it, and then the crisp/cobbler was much better. Actually, it was superb right out of the fridge!

Caroline

SCD since 1/7/10

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> One more comment. If you increase your cooking time at a lower temp, the

> cobbler will thicken up more. Unfortunately, I've found that using gelatin

> or coconut flour as a thickener doesn't work as well as just cooking the

> fruit longer.

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