blackberry grunt

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour for dusting
• 6 cups blackberries
• 1 1/4 cups raw sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon raw sugar, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). place a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom rack of the oven to catch any drippings.
• mix 1 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. work 1/4 cup butter into flour mixture using your hands until about half the butter has been incorporated and the rest is in pea-sized pieces.
• make a well in the center of the flour-butter mixture; add buttermilk to the well. stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until dough just comes together.
• lightly dust a piece of parchment paper with 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour.
• turn dough the prepared parchment paper. shape dough into a ball; wrap parchment paper around dough. store in refrigerator while preparing the blackberry filling.
• mix blackberries, 1 1/4 cup sugar, and water together in a large bowl.
• melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. pour blackberry mixture into the melted butter and bring to a simmer. decrease heat to medium-low; cook and stir until liquid has reduced and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 15 minutes.
• gently drop large spoonfuls of dough evenly into the blackberry mixture; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. remove from oven and allow grunt to cool for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.