Blueberries

I have never gone blueberry picking until last Friday.  Lily & I went blueberry picking with my friend Sharon and her kids.  (Ian was fishing with his grandfather.)  We went picking at Cudney Farm during their U-Pick Blueberry Fundraising Event.  All proceeds were donated to the Western New York Land Conservancy. 

It was a beautiful day.  As soon as you would get hot, the sun would go behind the clouds and you would cool off. While we were there Channel 7 news was their filming us picking the blueberries.  We ended up on the 6:00 news' piece about the fund-raising event.

Lily did fantastic!  I was only going to do one quart because Jeff & Lily really don't eat them unless they are in something, but when I looked over Lily had a quart container 1/2 full.  So I decided to fill both her's and mine and get 2 quarts.  I LOVE blueberries.  Who am I kidding, I LOVE most fruits. 

I decided to make a Blueberry Coffee Cake Sunday morning with some of the blueberries.

I got the recipe for the coffee cake from my mom.  The original coffee cake recipe is from her 1969 Betty Crocker Cookbook, which has a few variations.


Favorite Coffee Cake (Blueberry Buckle version)

Cake Ingredients
2 cups Flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening (I used butter)
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
2 cups well drained blueberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease round layer pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches.  (Note: I used a 8x8x2 pan.  My mother uses a 9x13 inch pan and bakes for less time.  I will probably make it next time in a 9x13)  Blend all ingredients except blueberries; beat vigorously for 1/2 minute.  Carefully stir blueberries into batter. 

Sprinkle Topping (recipe below) over batter in pan.  Bake for 45 to 50min.  (until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean)

Topping Recipe:
Mix together 1/2 sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup soft butter.

*A side note:  I measured out all of my dry ingredients and left out my butter the night before I made this.

The coffee cake was yummy!!  I have frozen blueberries to make another one and some muffins this winter.

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