Fresh Plum Cobbler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, cold and cut up
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 lbs ripe fresh plums, halved and seeded
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
vanilla ice cream

Preparation

In medium bowl, combine sugar and salt.
Cut in butter til mixture is crumbly.
Add flour, cinnamon and baking powder and mix til coarse crumbs.
Remove and reserve 1 cup of this mixture.
Combine 1 beaten egg and almond extract.
Stir into remaining flour mixture to form a soft dough.
Pat dough evenly into a 9\" square baking dish.
(*Dough may be sticky, flour hands if needed.).
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Arrange plums over baked mixture.
Combine whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar 1 beaten egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, beat well.
Pour cream mixture over plums.
Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Mix sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over crumb mixture.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
Serve warm with ice cream!
8 servings, 4 at our house!