Blackberry Grunt

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Title: BLACKBERRY GRUNT
Categories: Desserts, Fruits
Yield: 6 servings

3 c Blackberries
-=OR=- Other Berries
-=OR=- Sliced Fruit
1/3 c Sugar
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1/4 c Molasses
2 tb Lemon juice

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1 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
3 tb Butter; cold
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 Egg; lightly beaten
1/4 c Milk
1 Egg yolk; for the glaze

Preheat the oven to 375 F.
Wash the berries carefully and combine them with the sugar, spices,
molasses and lemon juice. Transfer to a deep, 9-inch baking dish.
Prepare the biscuit topping: Sift the flour with the baking powder and
salt. Cut the butter and oil with a pastry blender or with your
fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir together the
egg and 1 tablespoon of the milk if necessary to form a soft dough.
Roll the dough out lightly on a floured surface to about 1/2-inch thick
and stamp out circles of dough, using a biscuit cutter. Cover the berries
with the dough circles. Make a glaze by combining the egg yolk with the
remaining milk and brush this mixture over the surface of the dough.
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 25 minutes until nicely
browned.
Serve alone hot, or at room temperature with a small scoop of creme
fraiche, whipped cream or ice cream.

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