Fresh Plum Cobbler

Combine sugar and salt in a medium mixing bowl.

Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.

Add flour, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and baking powder; mix with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Remove and reserve 1 c. mixture.

Combine 1 beaten egg and 1 tsp. almond extract.

Stir into remaining flour mixture to form a soft dough.

Pat dough evenly into a greased 9 inch square baking dish. (Dough may be sticky; flour hands if needed.) Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.