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Blueberry Grunt (A traditional Nova Scotian dessert)

Added by HfxAmatureChef | Tue 07 Apr 2009 @ 18:25

Blueberry Grunt (A traditional Nova Scotian dessert)

Berry filling: In an 9x9 inch dish (approximate size) put about three cups of berries, pour on water mixture and dab with 1/2 tablespoon of butter; then sprinkle with cinnamon (about 1/2 teaspoon). (Don\'t worry too much about these measurements. They are all ballpark. You can add more or less depending on the size of your dish too.) For the top: Drop small spoonfuls of topping on to the fruit. Cook at 400F for about 30 mins.

Ingredients
Fruit:
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon corn starch
one cup cold water
3 cups blueberries
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

Shortcake top:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1.5 teaspoons of baking powder
3 tablespoons of margarine, 1/2cup of milk.

Method
For berries:
in a saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar (or a little less to taste) , 1 tablespoon
corn starch, one cup cold water. Heat and boil for about one minute.

In an 9x9 inch dish (approximate size) put about three cups of fruit. pour on water mixture and dab with 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon (about 1/2 teaspoon).

(Don\'t worry too much about these measurements. They are all ballpark. You can add more or less depending on the size of your dish too.)


For the shortcake top:
mix :1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder. add 3
tablespoons of margarine, and 1/2cup of milk. Drop small spoonfuls on to top of the fruit.

Cook at 400F for about 30 mins (Until toppings are golden brown).

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1. by Carrie on Sun 04 Oct 2009 @ 14:49

I am from Bridgetown Nova Scotia, and all of us from here, on the South Mountian love this recipe :D!
my mother makes this aroung the holidays. :D YUMMY!

2. by Steve on Tue 08 Sep 2009 @ 12:28

This is a nice recipe, but a few points, from a native of Cumberland county :)

-I've never heard of baking blueberry grunt (would that not be cobbler?), we always boil it, so it's so soft and fluffy, with an more intense flavour from less cooking! However, I don't think there's an orthodoxy and there's lots of room in the world (and my belly) for baked desserts.
-It is an absolute MUST that you use WILD BLUEBERRIES. The high bush or cultivated ones are just complete rubbish for cooking. If you live in the UK, you will have to pick them - in Scotland, my current locale, they are called blaeberries and the English call them billberries. If you buy those terrible fat ones you will be sorely dissapointed and committing a blasphemy to a Nova Scotian tradition. (Note - I was able to get wild blues at Costco in Edinburgh recently - will have to see how that goes).
-My recipe is similar but with far less sugar, no cornflour and no cinnimon. Although if you are forced to use cultivated blueberries, you'll need all three to compensate.

3. by Julie on Thu 13 Aug 2009 @ 17:16

I'm Nova Scotian and I love this recipe, Jamie! Great job mate!

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