seasonal recipes from a recovering pastry chef
Rich & tender oat biscuits with crispy, craggy tops. Gooey blueberries kissed with lemon and lavender. Scoops of melty vanilla ice cream. This gluten free blueberry cobbler is a dreamy summer dessert that’s easy enough for weeknight baking, but special enough for weekend guests.
Maple-sweetened fruit crowned with tender gluten-free, whole-grain biscuits treads the line between nourishing and decadent in this gluten free apple cobbler studded with rhubarb and maple syrup. Thanks to Coombs Family Farms for sponsoring this post! I have a weakness for warm, rustic fruit desserts, especially ones crowned with these cobbler biscuits. The base recipe comes … Continue reading Gluten Free Apple Cobbler with Maple & Rhubarb
Blueberries and plums canoodle beneath tender gluten-free biscuits laced with the sunny taste of corn flour in this late-summer cobbler. I’m excited to share a little project that Sarah and I have been working on: a video trailer for Alternative Baker! We found the perfect song to pair with footage of me making some of my favorite … Continue reading Blueberry Plum Cobbler with Corn Flour Biscuits {gluten-free}
For the past few weeks, I’ve been hearing talk of summer being over, presumably because of school starting back up in many places. Being neither in school, nor knowing many people who are, the notion of summer being over in mid-August perplexes me. Summer break may have ended, but the season itself doesn’t officially finish … Continue reading Southern-Style Peach Cobbler with Maple Sugar, Bourbon + Brown Butter {Gluten-Free}
Please note: if you go to Trader Joe’s alone at noon on a Tuesday and get in the express lane with nothing but a bottle of bourbon, the checker will give you a disconcerting and somewhat sassy look that says, “I know an alcoholic when I see one.” It doesn’t matter that it’s not the … Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Bourbon Cobbler with Ginger Oat Scones
This gluten-free blueberry coffee cake gets a tender crumb from butter and sour cream and earthy flavor from brown sugar, oat, and sorghum flours. A layer of jammy blueberries and addictive salty-sweet streusel take it over the top.