cobbler v. crisp v. crumble v. pandowdy v. buckle v. Brown Betty

There are many variations on baked fruit desserts. A cobbler is a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick biscuit crust. A crisp is similar, but instead of a crust, it has a crumbly streusel topping. In the United Kingdom, a crisp is a potato chip, but the British term for an American crisp is a crumble. A pandowdy is a cobbler whose crust is broken up during baking to soak in the fruit filling. A buckle is a single layer cake with fruit mixed into the batter and a streusel topping. A Brown Betty is a pudding made with alternating layers of bread crumbs and fruit.

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