277976 Tue May 17 16:08:07 -0700 2005 12 31 Home Cooking 0 1470190 Just bought a large packet of dried blueberries on a whim - well, I found I didnt like either their taste or texture in that condition - any cooking suggestions for these? Tue May 17 16:08:07 -0700 2005 0 jen kalb 1 1470199 Were you at Costco? You can always throw some into oatmeal, while it is cooking. Tue May 17 16:51:41 -0700 2005 1470190 0 Anne in SF 2 1470233 How did you guess? Sadly, I dont care for fruit in my oatmeal. Some of these other suggestions sound possible, though. Tue May 17 21:58:31 -0700 2005 1470199 0 jen kalb 1 1470203 do you like cheese at all? you can add the dried blueberries to a dried fruit compote that goes well with stronger cheeses like blues, epoisse, etc. any combination works. last time, i threw in dried apricots, dried pears, and dried blueberries, with some white wine, water, and sugar and simmered down unti reduced by half and the fruit is soft. the compote is good with spice cake, loaf cake, pound cake, short bread, etc. it's pretty versatile. Tue May 17 16:59:51 -0700 2005 1470190 0 wasabi 1 1470204 they're also a great addition to oatmeal cookies. And waffle or pancake batter. Tue May 17 17:02:39 -0700 2005 1470190 0 josephsm 2 1470217 i 2nd the cookie idea. there's a cookie retailer called Tom's Cookies who makes a great white chocolate chip blueberry cookie (using dried blueberries) and they're one of my favorite types of cookies to eat! Tue May 17 19:29:13 -0700 2005 1470204 0 sfglutton 3 1470232 do you think the blueberries are soaked or do they go into the batter dry?? Tue May 17 21:56:50 -0700 2005 1470217 0 jen kalb 4 1470287 I've thrown them in dry, but I bet either way would work just fine. Wed May 18 14:17:02 -0700 2005 1470232 0 josephsm 1 1470235 How about adding them to trail mix? (Although with a large packet of blueberries you might end up with a ton of trail mix.) I'm not a big fan of dried blueberries myself, but having them with dried cranberries, peanuts, and other things is fine. Tue May 17 23:18:42 -0700 2005 1470190 0 felice 1 1470251 How about adapting a date bar recipe for blueberries? You know, one of those bars that has a crust on the bottom, a layer of cooked dried fruit, and a crumb topping? Some recipes use the same mix for the top and the bottom (the bottom is just pressed down) and some use a standard butter cookie bottom and a simple crumble on top. Wed May 18 09:20:34 -0700 2005 1470190 0 curiousbaker 1 1470255 maybe soak them for a bit, then try making muffins? Wed May 18 10:03:38 -0700 2005 1470190 0 kristen 1 1470271 There's a good recipe for gingerbread with dried blueberries here: Link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_30764,00.html Wed May 18 12:13:58 -0700 2005 1470190 0 Nancy Berry 1 1470379 Another cookie idea: cornmeal biscotti with dried blueberries was successful for me. I just adapted my usual recipe ( from Cook's Illustrated) by swapping a half cup of corn meal for flour. The effect was a lot like dried currents. I love dried blueberries, though. Thu May 19 10:50:33 -0700 2005 1470190 0 Devon