• large pot
• wooden spoon
• casserole or glass baking dish
• medium bowl
• small bowl
• whisk
• 2 spoons

• ½ c water
• 2 T lemon juice
• ½ c + 2 T sugar
• 1 T cornstarch
• 4 cups berries or other fruit*
• 1 c flour
• ½ t baking soda
• 1 t baking powder
• ½ t salt
• 3 T melted butter
• ½ c buttermilk or cream

Simmer for a minute, taste, and add more sugar or lemon if necessary.

Pour into baking dish or casserole.

Preheat oven to 400.

Combine flour, baking soda and powder, salt, and 2 T sugar in a bowl.

Whisk the melted butter into the buttermilk, then add it to the dry ingredients.

Mix minimally but well, until you end up with a sticky mixture.

Drop spoonfuls of dough on top of the dish of fruit. (Because the dough is so sticky, the easist way to do this is to get a spoonful and use the other spoon to scrape it out.) You'll end up with a lumpy biscuit that does not quite cover the fruit.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.

With strawberries and non-berries, you may need to add more lemon juice at the hot fruit tasting step.

Serve the cobbler hot with whipped cream, crème fraîche, or vanilla ice cream.

Adapted from Anna Thomas' The New Vegetarian Epicure.

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