This was a big hit and came together pretty easily, despite symbol and I both being zombies. The Kidlet said that it was "the best dessert she'd ever had" and was a "super favourite". The use of sourdough starter makes the top a bit more "breadlike" than the biscuit- or cake-like styles common in cobblers, but I like that.

The original recipe just calls for "fresh fruit". We're much more likely to have frozen on hand and I've adjusted the recipe accordingly; if using fresh, bring the syrup to a boil, boil for one minute, then stir in the fruit and remove from the heat immediately, instead of boiling the fruit in the syrup for a while.

We were almost out of frozen peaches, so it was 90% blueberries and strawberries. The Kidlet ended up with one of the peach slices and said she didn't like it, which was a surprise given how many peach smoothies she eats (the reason we were almost out in the first place). symbol generally prefers it with berries rather than stonefruit anyways, so we'll probably just make it without the peaches next time.

Sourdough Fruit Cobbler

Slightly adapted from Cultures for Health

Ingredients

• ⅔ C + 1 Tbsp sugar, divided
• 1 Tbsp corn starch
• 1 C water
• 3-4 C frozen berries
• 1 Tbsp butter cut into small chunks
• 1 C all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp cold butter
• ½ C milk
• ½ C sourdough starter
• ½ tsp mixed spice, ground cinnamon, or pumpkin pie spice
• ⅛-¼ tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a small saucepan, mix ⅔C sugar with corn starch.
3. Gradually stir in water.
4. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, immediately add the fruit -- it will stop boiling.
5. Return to a boil and let boil for one minute. Remove from heat and transfer to an 8" deep baking dish or casserole dish.
6. Scatter the 1 Tbsp of butter and mixed spice overtop.
7. Measure flour into a bowl. Sift in baking powder, salt, and remaining 1 Tbsp sugar.
8. Cut in butter until it looks like meal.
9. Stir in milk, starter, and cinnamon.
10. Gently drop by spoonfuls into the fruit mixture -- it will float, but only just.
11. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
12. Serve with whipped cream, ice cream, or similar.