Before crumble, which is a surprisingly recent addition to the pudding canon, there was cobbler, a similarly homely dish of baked fruit with a sweet, doughy top of such lumpen solidity to suggest exactly how it came by its curious name. Particularly popular in the US, it’s an easy, versatile dessert: as Joy of Cooking puts it, “while neither tidy or shapely, it is indisputably delicious”.
Prep 20 min
Cook 45 min
Serves 4-6
