A cobbler topping is somewhere between a crumble, scone and dumpling. Cook in a wide, shallow baking dish rather than something narrow and deep to make sure your ‘cobbles’ cook through but ...

A bad day, a boozy brunch, or, perhaps, a peach cobbler ... traditional cobbler toppings, so you may want to tent the dish with foil for the first half of cooking to avoid overly crisp tops.

A crumble, on the other hand ... you might use cherries or make an easy three-ingredient peach cobbler; in the fall, you can use apples or pears. While cobblers are normally made with biscuit ...