Berry Slump Recipes

BLUEBERRY SLUMP

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the blueberries, sugar, water, lemon zest and juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk quickly; stir until moistened. , Drop dough by spoonfuls onto berries (makes 6 dumplings). Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Do not lift lid while simmering. Spoon dumplings into individual serving bowls; top with sauce. Serve warm with cream or whipped cream if desired.

MIXED BERRY SLUMP

Steps:

• Combine the berries, sugar, orange juice, and butter in a nonreactive, heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Cook until the berries give off their juices, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the dissolved cornstarch and return to the boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low.
• Meanwhile, make the dumplings.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Add the butter, and using a pastry blender or a large fork, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture looks crumbly with a few pea-sized pieces of butter.
• Mix the milk and vanilla in a measuring cup and stir into the flour mixture.
• Drop the dough by heaping teaspoons into the simmering berries to make 16 dumplings.
• Cover the saucepan and simmer until the dumplings are cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and let stand, with the lid ajar, to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the berries warm in individual bowls, each serving topped with 2 dumplings and a scoop of ice cream.

BLACKBERRY SLUMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Put berries in an ungreased 5- to 6-cup gratin dish or deep-dish glass or ceramic pie plate and sprinkle evenly with 3/4 cup sugar.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar into a bowl. Add milk and butter and whisk until smooth, then pour over berries (don't worry if berries are not completely covered).
• Bake slump in middle of oven until top is golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool 20 minutes. Serve warm.

BERRY SLUMP

Steps:

• In a food processor, whiz together the butter, 4 oz. sugar, flour, eggs, milk and 1 teaspoons vanilla extract until smooth.
• Lightly grease a 7" x 11" oblong baking dish and add the frozen berries.
• Sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons sugar and the remaining vanilla extract.
• Dollop over the cake mixture, then smooth over with the back of a spoon to cover the fruit.
• Make a little dip in the middle of the mixture to ensure it cooks evenly throughout.
• Scatter the almonds over the cake mixture.
• Heat the oven to 425 degrees F and cook for 45 minutes, until the fruit is hot and the cake is cooked through.
• Serve warm with custard or ice cream.