Fruit Cobbler

2 cups flour
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 squirt vanilla
milk
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 egg (optional)
Fresh Fruit: 2 pounds sliced peaches, apricots, or apples – or mixed berries or cherries.
1/4 cup lemon juice (optional)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon tapioca
1/2 cup sugar

  1. Spray a 9×13 in baking dish with cooking oil.
  2. In a large bowl prepare fruit such as peaches, apples, apricots, cherries or berries.
  3. Toss sliced fruit or berries in sugar, tapioca, lemon juice (optional), cinnamon and nutmeg and set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Toss until well combined.
  5. Add vanilla and beaten egg. Add milk until you reach your desired consistency.  For a more biscuit-like consistency, use less milk and make dough sticky. For a smoother more even topping, add more milk to a slightly drier than pancake consistency.
  6. Pour fruit into the prepared pan and drop topping by the spoonful (if thick) or pour (if thin) over the fruit.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees until fruit is bubbly and topping is cooked through and begins to brown.
  8. Brush melted butter over topping and allow to brown another 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool about 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold.