Cherry-Orange Cobbler

This is really good, especially warm from the oven! It's the healthy version of a fruit cobbler made with fresh or frozen cherries and the juice and rind of an orange.



Here's the basic recipe:

1-1/3 cups sprouted brown rice ground into flour, or flour of your choice
2 tsp. baking powder
Grated rind of one orange
Juice of one orange
1 cup plain amasake, or 1 cup soy, rice or almond milk with a little sweetener of your choice added
2 12-oz. bags of frozen cherries, or fresh cherries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Make sure the cherries are pitted, and cut them in half. Lightly oil a 8"x8", 9"x9", or 7"x11" baking dish, if it's not nonstick. Spread half of the cherries over the bottom of the baking dish.

Combine the flour, orange rind, orange juice, and amasake in a bowl and mix well. It should be a thick batter, but pourable. If too thick, add a little more amasake. Add the baking powder and stir just to mix.

Pour over the cherries in the baking disk and spread it evenly over the cherries. Place the other half of the cherries on top.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees, until lightly browned.

Makes 6-8 servings.

Other combinations are also good, like blueberries with vanilla and cardamon in the batter, instead of the orange. Or peaches with lemon juice and lemon rind.