Blueberry Buckle

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fruit (apples, peaches, berries, etc...) Blueberries are best.

• 2/3 cup sugar

• Zest and juice of 1 lemon

• 1 tbsp. flour

• 1 tsp. cinnamon (you can also add nutmeg, cloves, allspice, mace or ginger)

• 5 tbsp. melted unsalted butter

• 1 cup flour

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 cup Sugar

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 2 large eggs

• 1/4 cup milk

Preparation

1. Preheat Oven to 425

2. Bake in 9x9 square, 9 inch round, or for a more authentic touch a deep pie pan... your choices are limitless

3. Mix fruit, cinnamon, spices, sugar, flour, lemon juice, and zest in a bowl. 

4. Spread evenly in pan. 

5. Drizzle 4 tbsp. of butter over it evenly. 

6. ln a bowl (sift before measuring) 1 cup flour. Resift with 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. 

7. ln separate bowl beat together the eggs, milk, and remaining 1 tbsp. melted butter. 

8. Add it to the dry ingredients and spread evenly over fruit in the pan. Put it in the oven. 

9. After 5 mins drop the temp to 350 and bake for about 40 min. until cake is brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean. 

10. Flip over onto a plate or platter and allow it to cool to room temperature. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or powdered sugar, or all of the above.

Urban Cowgill 2018 (updated 2024)