Slump is the most easy-going one in the family of fruit-and-dough desserts like buckle, betty, crumble and grunt. This slump's dough is extra fluffy, indulged with mascarpone and barely held together with flour, so it's more like a custardy comforter laid atop your fruit. When the one pictured above emerged from the oven, Kristen noted its raised edges and said it should be called a shrug, not a slump. <br /> <br />I used nectarines because this year's local nectarines were sweet beauties. But I've made this recipe with peaches and apricots, too. In a couple of weeks, I'd slip in those oval Italian plums. Happy shrugging! <br /> <br />Adapted from "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Cooking for Mr. Latte"

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