Grand Peres Aux Bleuets Blueberry Dumplings Recipes

GRAND PERES AUX BLEUETS (BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• In a large deep saucepan, boil blueberries, sugar, ginger and water for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and baking powder; mix in butter with fingers or pastry blender.
• Add milk and stir until a uniform batter is formed.
• To prepare dough in a food processor: place flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and baking powder into bowl of food processor and mix for a few seconds; add butter and pulse a few times to blend; add milk while machine is running and stop the motor as soon as dough shapes into a ball around knife blade.
• Use a tablespoon to drop batter on top of blueberry sauce, cover, and simmer 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in dumplings comes out clean.

GRAND PERES (QUEBEC STYLE MAPLE SYRUP DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Bring syrup and water to a boil in a 6 qt Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• While the syrup/water is rising to a boil, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Grate butter on large holes of a box grater into flour and toss to coat. Add milk and stir with a fork until dough forms.
• When syrup mixture reaches a boil, use a spoon to drop large clumps of dough into syrup.
• Cover pot and simmer until dumplings are cooked through (10-15 minutes). Spoon dumplings and sauce into 6 bowls and serve.

BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Filling: Adjust oven rack to the lowest level and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash the berries in a bowl of cold water, remove any leaves or stems and drain well.
• In a 2 ½ to 3 quart casserole with a tight fitting lid, stir together the sugar and water until the sugar dissolves.
• Add the berries and cover with the lid.
• Bake on the lower rack for about 30 minutes or until the filling gives off a little steam.
• While the filling is baking, begin preparing the batter so that you are able to make the dumplings quickly.
• Dumplings: In a medium size bowl blend together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Pour the milk into a small saucepan.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the milk.
• Warm over moderate heat until the milk is warm and the butter is almost completely melted.
• Turn off the heat and leave the mixture in the saucepan on the burner so that the milk stays warm and butter stays melted.
• Get ready in your workspace: a fork to mix with and two large oval soupspoons to form the dumplings.
• When the blueberry filling is ready, remove the casserole from the oven, but do not remove the lid.
• With a fork, stir the milk mixture into the flour only until the milk has been absorbed.
• The batter should look lumpy and under mixed.
• Remove the lid from the top of the casserole and keep it close by.
• Drop large spoonfuls of the batter on top of the blueberry mixture forming first a circle and then filling in the center of the circle.
• The dumplings will sink a little.
• Return the lid to the top and place back into the oven.
• Continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Do not remove the lid until this baking time has elapsed.
• Remove from the oven and place on a rack.
• Remove the lid and let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
• Whip the crème fraîche (or whipping cream) until thickened.
• To serve, spoon into deep bowls and top with a dollop of cream fraîche or whipping cream.

BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix together dumpling ingredients in a bowl.
• Mix together blueberry sauce ingredients in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring frequetly.
• Turn down burner to low, while alowing the syrup to simmer, add dumpling (should make 6).
• Cook 10 minutes with lid on (NO PEEKING)!
• Cook 10 minutes with lid off.
• Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.