In summer, I buy loads of berries.
(But I cant promise that wont happen too).
Whats a grunt?
Its not just youmost folks havent heard of this fruit-forward baked good.
There is a whole world of eccentrically entitled fruit desserts (slumps?
), and a grunt is just one more of them.
The fruit cooks while the batter fluffs and browns, forming hills and valleys amongst the fruits juices.
This is why I like to turn to the grunt to deal with my rapidly expiring store of berries.
Make your grunt with pancake mix
I willcontinueto pushpancakemix uponyour household.
Could you argue that the result is simply berry pancakes?
Its perfectly okay for your grunt to be mostly juice and fruit pulp with the occasional cake morsel.
Something more akin to a giant slab muffin is also perfectly legal.
First, butter a baking dish.
Mix the pancake batter in a large bowl with a few tablespoons of added sugar.
Whisk in enough liquid to make a spoonable batter.
Now you have a choice: fruit first, or batter first.
When you pull it out of the oven, the results will sometimes be ugly.
The batter might get weirdly steamed, rising here and disintegrating over there, but itll always taste delicious.
Keep the leftovers covered in the fridge to graze on over the next five days.
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Thoroughly butter a baking dish or cake pan.
Dump the berries into the dish.
Pour the dry pancake mix into a large bowl and add the sugar.
Whisk in enough water to make a thick cake-like consistency.
Its roughly a quarter cup less than the instructions indicate for pancake mix.
Pour or dollop the mixture over the berries.
