"Is my blog burning" is a theme event where many bloggers post about the same food topic on the same date. This IMBB event was hosted by redbeard of Food Porn Watch - a great aggregator of food blogs.
I chose to make Summer Slump - a dessert from Nigella Lawson's book How to Eat. I made mine using blackberries and raspberries as a garnish (Thanks, Shuna, for the garnish idea!)
Adapted recipe follows:
Note that the fruit layer in this is quite liquid - most like a fruit soup. If you haven't got fresh fruit to make it, use frozen red berries (not strawberries).
Serves 6
2 1/4 pounds fruit -- raspberries, blackberries, pitted cherried, blueberries. Fresh or frozen, in any combination.
About 1/2 cup sugar.
4-5 tablespoons water
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch salt
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
2 tablespoons ground almonds
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small dice
about 2 tablespoons milk.
Preheat oven to 375. Put the fruit in a oven-proof dish that will hold a 10 cup capacity. Add about 1/4 cup of sugar to the fruit, add more after tasting if necessary. Add the water, cover, and put in oven for 15-35 minutes until it simmers (time variance is dependent on frozen or fresh fruit).
While that is cooking, make the dumplings. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add salt, superfine sugar, and almonds. Stir them together and then add the butter. Rub into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly. Using a hand mixer or free standing electric mixer will work, but don't food process.
Add enough milk to bind the dough. It should be soft not sticky. "Form into balls the size of small walnuts". Take the fruit out of the oven, remove cover, stir fruit and taste for sweetness adding more sugar as necessary. Top the fruit with the dumplings, cover again, and bake for 15-20 minutes longer.
Can be garnished with ice cream or homemade whipped cream.
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