The Fannie Farmer Cookbook was to me what Mastering the Art of French Cooking was to Julie in the movie “Julie and Julia”. I didn’t try to cook every recipe but it was the cookbook I learned to cook from…
My name and the date it was given to me is written in my mother’s hand on the endpaper…
…The pages I have frequently used are well spattered…
…and this is one of my favorite recipes. It has lots of butter which seems perfectly alright after watching a movie on French cooking…
First a 8X8 or 9X9 inch baking dish is buttered and the oven is heated to 425.
Then make Cottage Pudding batter according to the recipe above…
1 1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup sugar are sifted or whisked together…
Then 1 well beaten egg, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup melted butter are mixed …I melt the butter in the microwave , then add the other ingredients right into the measuring cup…
Stir gently into the flour mixture…
Mix 2 or more cups of blueberries with some lemon zest, sugar to taste (I used about 1/4 cup), a few grains of kosher salt, and 1 or 2 Tablespoons of flour…I just happened to have some Maine blueberries:)
Spread the fruit in the baking dish, dot with butter, and spread the Cottage Pudding over the top…
Bake about 30 minutes.
I usually serve it with vanilla ice cream but this is what I had for breakfast the next day…
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I know for a fact that it is very, very good made with fresh peaches too.
14 comments:
oh i have a tendency to eat dessert at breakfast! and this would be perfect :) But then this would be perfect at anytime of the day, by the looks of it. yum!
Guess what I have in the kitchen right now! Fresh peaches! Mmmmm, this looks so good...real comfort food. I'm surprised you even need to look at the recipe after all these years. I still have the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook I received as a wedding gift in 1972, and I still pull it out when I need a good basic recipe.
There is so much joy all wrapped up in your post. The movie Julia & Julie is conjuring a lot of mother-daughter connections over cooking, I think. It is for me, and I haven't even seen it yet. My mother gave me the Joy of Cooking, and though I haven't used it as much as others, there is a special connection because she gave it and her mother gave her hers. When we pour our love into food, it really does permeate our life long after the food has been digested. It's in the soul.
This recipe sounds delicious.
You have made me very hungry this morning, my friend! We are finally all moved back up to our beloved Maine and I am typing this while looking out over the water. Now I just need some Maine blueberries!!! I learned to cook from Joy of Cooking, which I still use all the time, and from watching Julia Child on PBS when I was little. I also learned from watching my father and his mother, my memere, cook traditional French Canadian foods.
I love how much heart and soul goes into every one of your posts, Oliag, and that apple photo on your header is glorious!
Yum! Sounds delicious and I love the bowl too! How lucky you are to have a cookbook with the dedication form your mom!
Scrumptious!!
Dessert for breakfast...now I like that! :o) This is such a scrumptious post...mind if I lick that bowl clean? ;o) I just love anything blueberries... Happy Day!
Oh, my. This looks splendid! I love Maine blueberries.
oh yum!!!! I definitely have to try this and your shots of it are just making my mouth water.
bless you, my dear friend. this is the same cookbook, i learned to cook from. i loved everything about this cookbook. you have inspired me to inscribe my copy, to my daughter.
this post is so beautiful! i appreciate this so.
Yummy! I'm drooling.
Looks delicious! I love cobblers and other fruit filled desserts.
I'll be on a diet when I get back home from this vacation...we indulged way too much the past two weeks...lol
This looks wonderful and I may just give it a try with some peaches I have ripening now. Thanks for stopping by my blog - glad you did, so that now I found yours. Giving this post a Stumble as well!
Looks absolutely delicious.
ps. i found you from the lens.us.together site and love finding other photogs from MA.
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