- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 large nectarine, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup blackberries, picked over
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a bowl stir together sugar and cornstarch. Add fruit and combine well.
- In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and add butter. Blend mixture until it resembles coarse meal and stir in milk, stirring until dough is just combined.
- In a buttered 8-inch-square baking dish spread fruit mixture and drop dough onto it in 4 mounds.
- Sprinkle almonds over cobbler and bake in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until top is golden.