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.

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.

MIXED-BERRY SLUMP

Steps:

• Bring berries, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, the vanilla seeds and pod, and a pinch of salt to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Whisk together cornstarch and remaining tablespoon water; add to berries. Simmer for 1 minute. Let stand while making dough.
• Mix together remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, the flour, baking soda, grated nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Rub in butter using your fingers until very small pieces remain. Stir in buttermilk until dough forms.
• Return berry mixture to a gentle simmer over low heat, and add 6 mounds of dough. Cook dumplings, covered, until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove pod. 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.

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.

BERRY SLUMP

Steps:

• In a food processor, whizz together the butter, 100g sugar, flour, eggs, milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract until smooth. lightly grease an oval 20 x 30cm baking dish or 20cm deep cake tin, then tip in the frozen fruit. Scatter over the remaining sugar and vanilla extract. Dollop over the cake mix, then smooth all 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 over the almonds.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook for 45 mins until the fruit is hot and the sponge is cooked through. Serve warm with custard or vanilla ice cream.