Spiced Blueberry Grunt

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup golden brown sugar
• 1/4 cup mild light molasses
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel (finely grated)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups spelt flour
• 2 tablespoons unbleached cane sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 3 tablespoons vegan margarine (chilled and cut into 1/4 inch cubes)
• 3/4 cup non-dairy milk substitute
• 1 cup whipping cream or 1 cup vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 make the filling by mixing all the ingredients in a 12 inch skillet. bring to a boil over medium-high heat, simmer until the sugar dissolves.
• 2 reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the berries get soft and the mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
• 3 to prepare the dumplings whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• 4 add the butter and mix with a fork until the butter flour mixture resembles fine meal.
• 5 add the milk and stir until just blended. this should produce a sticky dough.
• 6 drop by tablespoons full into the simmering berry mixture, placing the dough balls close together.
• 7 reduce the heat to medium-low; cover the skillet and simmer until the dumplings are firm and tester inserted into them comes out clean -- about 25 minutes.
• 8 scoop warm dessert into bowls. top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.