Blueberry Buckle

Growing up, we used to go pick blueberries in the summer. I remember on of our favorite things to make with the fresh berries was blueberry buckle. Here's the recipe.

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cups sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

2-3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (I like more)

Topping:

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup butter

Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x9x2-inch or 8x8x2-inch pan.

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In another mixing bowl, beat the butter for 30 seconds. Add the sugar. Beat on medium until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Add dry mixture and milk alternately to beaten egg mixture, beating till smooth after each addition.

Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with bluebrries. Make the topping; Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Cut butter in untill mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over blueberries. Bake in 350 degree F. oven for 50 to 60 minutes or till golden. Serve warm. 9 servings

(I had to bake mine significantly longer. Perhaps because Iput a baking sheet underneath because I remembered it had a tendency to run over the sides of the pan, and it did.)

Maple Almond Date Rolls

I made these with the leftover dough from the donuts the other day. The no-rise dough recipe. I filled them with maple sugar, cinnamon, sliced almonds, and chopped dates. Then I drizzled a glaze of maple syrup and powdered sugar on top. They were good, but almost too sweet. I think they might do better with a cream cheese frosting.

Donuts

Recipe: No-Rise Dough


We made donuts for breakfast today. So much fun. The kids loved helping. I used this recipe:

No-Rise Dough, for bread sticks, donut holes, cinnamon rolls, or pizza crust

4 ½ teaspoons yeast, about 2 packages
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2cup warm water
½ cup oil
2 cups sour milk, buttermilk, or plain yogurt
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
5+ cups flour

Notes: This makes a very sweet dough. I recommend for pizza or Breadsticks, use only about 2 tablespoons of the sugar, or leave it out entirely. Also, some of the flour can be replaced with whole wheat flour if you like.

Dissolve yeast in water with 1 Tablespoon of sugar. Add remaining ingredients, Mix and knead well. This dough will keep in the fridge for about a week, and it makes a lot. No need to let it rise. Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes.

Bread Sticks: Shape into sticks, brush with egg whites and bake at 400°
Donut holes: Shape into balls and fry in hot oil.. Sprinkle with sugar
Cinnamon rolls: Roll out into rectangle, spread dough with melted butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Roll, starting with the long side. Slice and place on a greased pan, cut side down. Bake at 400°F.
Pizza dough: Roll out as desired and bake first, or add desired toppings and then bake. It will raise a lot in the oven so for thin pizza, roll very thin.

I rolled out the dough and cut some small circles, then fried them in canola oil. We put them in a paper bag with powdered sugar and the kids got to shake them up, that was the fun part. Then of course we got to eat them. I thought they were just OK. The kids loved them, I guess for homemade they weren't bad though. Mostly fun.

This is my favorite recipe for pizza dough. Mostly because it is so easy. It is good with about half whole wheat flour too. Plus it makes a lot of dough, so after making pizza, there is usually enough left over to make cinnamon rolls for breakfast. I can even make them the night before and they will go from the fridge to the oven beautifully.