Cherry & Winter Root Cobbler

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	10 minutes	Total Time	55 minutes
Servings	6	Cost Per Serving	$1.19

2 cups	Frozen Cherries (or use any fresh or frozen fruit)
2 tsp	Fresh Ginger, grated
1 tsp	Lemon Zest
1 tbsp	Maple Syrup or Honey

Root Cobbler Topping

1 1/2 cups	Red Fife Flour (or any whole grain flour)
1 cup	Parsnips (or use carrots, beets, squash etc.) grated
1 1/2 tsp	Baking Powder
1 tsp	Baking Soda
2 tbsp	Cold Butter
1/2 cup	Milk (or milk alternative)
2 tbsp	Maple Syrup or Honey
1 tsp	Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp	Sea Salt

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix the filling ingredients together and place into a greased 9 inch by 9 inch baking dish or into 8 greased ramekins.
For the topping, combine the flour, parsnips, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and sea salt together. Work the butter though with your hands, breaking it up into small pieces.
Slowly combine the remaining ingredients in just until it forms a sticky dough. Do not over work or it will become dense.
Scoop with a spoon and place on top of the large cobbler or individual cobblers.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown on top.

PDF link to nutrition facts table for cherry and winter root cobbler

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Aim to get at least 30 grams of fibre each day. To reach this goal, you will need to have at least 5 servings of vegetables and fruit and at least 3 small servings of whole grains each day. (1 serving of vegetables is 1 cup of salad or ½ cup cooked or raw vegetables; 1 serving of fruit is ½ cup chopped or 1 medium fruit; 1 serving of whole grains is 1 slice of whole grain bread or ½ cup brown rice).
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