When I woke up this morning hubby asked what's for breakfast. Ugh, I wasn't feeling like eating anything but as a dutiful wife....lol. I went into the kitchen thinking about just throwing together some sausage and eggs and some frozen pancakes reheated. Then I saw the blueberries and thought...french toast is easy and I can make blueberry pie filling to top them and use the remaining filling to make individual pies for hubby later. I don't particularly like blueberries so anything I make with them is sort of hit and miss and the hubby has to do the taste testing for me (which I know he absolutely can't stand!!! lol).
So here are the ingredients I used and the approximate measurements of them.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a saucepan. I like to use a whisk to mix them up breaking up any lumps especially of the cornstarch. Add the water. Cook over medium-high heat till it boils stirring constantly.
Add the blueberries and return to boiling stirring constantly being careful not to crush the berries. The mixture will become thicker and the juice will get more clear.
It took about 4-6 minutes for it to become the thickness I wanted. If after this time it's not as thick as you want you can add more cornstarch to the mix. I recommend starting with 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with just enough water to make it liquid. Pour it into the mixture and continue to stir till it's boiling again to see how it thickens.
Remove the filling from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Viola! Blueberry pie filling!
I made the french toast for the hubby and took it to him and it was if it was Christmas day! His eye lit up and a smile from ear to ear. That my friends is the best part of cooking!! I hope this inspires you to give it a try and see just how easy it is to have homemade goodness in just a few minutes.
