Blueberry Grunt With Nutmeg Sauce

Submitted by Kree

"Grunts are said to have gotten their peculiar name from the biscuit-like topping that grunts as it rises and collapses into the hot filling. This is another recipe from my Aunt Nelda. I have not tried it for dietary reasons but wanted to share it because it looks great. Be forewarned, I'm completely guessing about how long this takes to make."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen blueberries (or 4 cups fresh blueberries)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup milk

• Nutmeg Sauce

• 3⁄4 cup whipping cream (heavy)
• 1 egg, beaten until foamy
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter

directions

1. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cornstarch in a 3-quart saucepan; stir in water and lemon juice until well blended. Stir in blueberries. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils; boil and stir 1 minute.
2. Mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, salt and nutmeg; cut in margarine until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in milk. Drop dough by 6 spoonfuls onto hot blueberry mixture. Cook uncovered over low heat 10 minutes; cover and cook 10 minutes longer. Serve hot with Nutmeg Sauce.
3. To make Nutmeg Sauce: Heat all ingredients except margarine over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in margarine until melted. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Reviews

[tammie607 vautour]

This tasted great and was so easy! I prepared everything except the dumplings in the morning so it made for a very fast dessert for company. The nutmeg sauce is beyond wonderful and I can't think of anything it wouldn't taste good on! Thanks for this recipe!