Plum and Cardamom Cobbler | The Miller's Daughter

Ingredients

• FOR THE FRUIT
• 800g ripe, sweet plums
• 100g coconut palm sugar or soft brown sugar
• 8-10 cardamom pods, crushed into powder (husks removed)
• ¼ tsp powdered Madagascan vanilla (the one I use is very intense)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 30g unsalted butter
• FOR THE COBBLER
• 120g plain flour
• 40g maize grits or polenta
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 medium egg, plus 1 medium egg yolk
• 50g coconut palm sugar or soft brown sugar
• 85ml milk
• 75g butter, melted