Maritime Blueberry Grunt Food

BEST BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the berries, sugar, water and lemon juice.
• Heat to boiling and reduce to a simmer.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Cut in the butter.
• Add the milk, all at once and mix only until moistened.
• Drop by spoonfuls into the simmering berries.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• DO NOT LIFT THE LID.
• Serve warm with Whipped Cream, Cream or Ice Cream.

MARITIME BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Place the blueberries, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, lemon juice and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile make dumplings: Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add milk and mix thorougly.
• When blueberries come to a boil, drop tablespoons of the dumpling mixture on top. Cover and allow to simmer for 15 minures.
• Serve hot.
• Yields four generous servings or six normal portions.

MARITIMES WILD BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Boil berries, water and sugar in a large saucepan, covered, until there is plenty of juice.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening, then add enough milk to make a soft biscuit dough.
• Drop by tablespoons onto hot blueberry sauce. Cover and cook for 15 minutes without peeking. Serve from saucepan. Cream may be added.

LOW-FAT BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• In large nonaluminum saucepan, combine berries and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until berries come to a boil.
• Meanwhile, sift flours, baking powder, salt, remaining sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg into medium bowl.
• Add milk, mixing just to moisten.
• Drop dumplings by tablespoonfuls into boiling berries.
• Cover with tight-fitting lid.
• Lower heat slightly.
• Cook without lifting lid, about 15 minutes.
• To serve, using large spoon, transfer dumplings into bowl.
• Surround with berries.
• Break dumplings open with two forks.
• Serve warm, topped with vanilla ice cream or nondairy frozen vanilla dessert.

BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• In a 31/2 quart slow cooker, combine blueberries, the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the water and tapioca. Cover and slow-cook until the berries have formed a thick sauce, 5 to 6 hours on low.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, baking powder and salt to combine. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembled coarse meal.
• In small bowl, beat milk and egg together.
• Stir into flour mixture to form a soft dough.
• Turn the slow-cooker to high.
• Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls on top of the blueberries.
• Cover and slow-cook until the topping is firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle the dumplings with the brown sugar.
• Let the grunt stand for 5 minutes before serving, then spoon into individual bowls.

BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Combine blueberries, sugar, brown sugar, lemon juice, and water in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon zest. Mix well.
• Cut in the butter until it is incorporated throughout and crumbly.
• Stir in milk all at once and stir until just combined.
• Drop dumpling mixture by spoonfuls into simmering blueberry mixture (approximately 6 dumplings).
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes - do not lift the lid during this time!
• Using a large spoon, transfer dumplings to bowls and cover with blueberry sauce.

BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Coat the slow cooker with butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray or grease with butter.
• In the slow cooker, combine the blueberries, ½ cup sugar, water, and tapioca; stir gently to coat the berries.
• Cover and cook on LOW for about 5 hours or until the berries have formed a thick sauce.
• To make the topping, whisk together the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• In a small bowl, beat the milk and egg together; stir into flour mixture with a few strokes to form a soft dough.
• Turn the cooker temperature to HIGH and remove the lid.
• Drop the dough by heaping tablespoons on top of the hot blueberries.
• Cover and cook about 30 minutes until the topping is firm and a pick comes out clean (the topping will not brown).
• Turn the cooker off, remove the lid, and let the grunt rest for 10 minutes.
• Spoon into individual bowls and serve with heavy cream.

BLUEBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Boil blueberries, water and sugar, covered.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt & sugar.
• Cut in butter & shortening.
• Add milk to make soft dough.
• Drop by tablespoons into the hot blueberry sauce.
• Cover and cook 15 minutes without uncovering.