
From what I've learnt (correct me if I'm wrong!), a cobbler is a traditional American dish that consists of a fruit filling with a thick, soft dough topping. It comes from the 'clump cake' family of desserts which the French call poupeton, translating to 'mess in the pan'. I haven't included a full picture of this as it's really not very attractive in the cooking dish, so if appearance matters to you, plate this in the kitchen first!
This is an amazing recipe, I would definately recommend you make it at least once. We've made this twice and everyone has loved it. Just to put things in perspective, I'm quite modest about most of the things we cook but there was nothing bad about this dish; I often find that with 'fruit plus crust' type desserts the pastry can be a bit too dry and detract from the end result, but the cobbler is very scone-like and went amazingly well with the strawberry syrup. Have I raved enough about it yet?