Mixed Berry Grunt Food

SKILLET-COOKED MIXED-BERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Cook berries with 1/4 cup sugar, the water, and lemon juice in a cast-iron skillet set over a campfire or on a medium grill, until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Add buttermilk and butter; stir until a moist dough forms.
• Spoon 6 dollops of dough over fruit. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar over dough.
• Cover skillet tightly with parchment-lined foil. Cook until dumplings are set and tops are dry, about 20 minutes.

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.

MIXED BERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• In a nine inch covered skillet mix all the berrie ingredients together and simmer uncovered for 3 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, zest, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Stir in buttermilk.
• Melt butter and stir into mixture just until a loose dough forms.
• Drop dough over berries in skillet in dumpling shapes, about 1 heaping tablespoon each.
• Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes without lifting cover.
• To serve, spoon dumplings and fruit into bowl and top with vanilla ice cream.

BLACKBERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a piece of foil on the bottom rack of the oven to catch any drippings.
• Place the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda into the bowl of a food processor and process for 3 to 4 pulses. Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl and, using your hands, work the butter into the flour mixture until about half of the fat disappears and the rest is left in pea-size pieces. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the buttermilk and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon just until it comes together. Turn the mixture out onto a piece of parchment or waxed paper that has been lightly dusted with flour, shape into a ball and wrap and store in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
• Combine the blackberries, sugar, water and ginger in a large mixing bowl. Pour the mixture into a 10-inch cast iron skillet and place over medium heat. Bring this to a simmer decrease the heat to medium low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until the liquid is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Retrieve the dough from the refrigerator and gently drop it on the fruit mixture using a 1-ounce disher or large spoon, evenly distributing it over the top. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the top is just starting to brown. Remove from the oven and allow the grunt to cool for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

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.

EASY SUMMER BERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss berries together. Remove and reserve 1 cup mixed berries.
• Place remaining berries in a large, heavy pot. Add sugar, cinnamon, water and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat until thick and jammy, 10-12 minutes. Whisk lemon juice into cornstarch. Add to pot and stir. When thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, add reserved berries and gently stir. Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together Bisquick, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir in buttermilk until just moistened. It should be fairly stiff.
• Remove lid from pot. Using a small disher or large spoon, drop golf-ball-sized dumplings evenly over surface of fruit mixture. Drape a clean kitchen towel over the top of the pot, place the lid over it, and fold any hanging edges up over the top of the lid. Place over medium-low heat and simmer until dumplings have doubled in size and a toothpick inserted into the center of a dumpling comes out clean, 16-22 minutes.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream or lightly-sweetened homemade whipped cream.

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:

• In a skillet, combine blueberries, sugar and water; bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. , In a bowl, combine the next six ingredients; stir in milk just until moistened (dough will be stiff). Drop by tablespoonfuls over blueberries. , Cover and cook 10-15 minutes or until dumplings are puffed and test done. Serve warm with cream if desired.

BERRY GRUNT

Steps:

• Stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside. Whisk together flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, a pinch of salt, and the ginger in a medium bowl. Stir together milk and butter in a small bowl. Stir milk-butter mixture into the flour mixture. Set batter aside.
• Gently fold together the raspberries, blackberries, lemon juice, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, a pinch of salt, the remaining pinch of cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons water in a large bowl. Transfer the berry mixture to a large straight-sided skillet. Cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Drop 8 large dollops of batter on top of berry mixture using 2 spoons, spacing them evenly. Sprinkle dumplings with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Cover; reduce heat to medium. Cook until the dumplings are cooked through and juices are bubbling, about 15 minutes. Serve warm, drizzled with cream.