Fresh Apricot Cobbler

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bring water 3/4 cup sugar cornstarch cinnamon and nutmeg to a boil; stir until thickened about 1 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add apricots and 1 tablespoon butter. Simmer until heated through about 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Combine flour 1/4 cup sugar baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut 7 tablespoons butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles a coarse crumb. Stir milk into crumbles until topping is just moistened. Spoon topping over apricot mixture. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over topping.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown 30 to 35 minutes.