Grandma say's blueberry coffee cake

9 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Blueberries, rinsed
¼ cup Water
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1¼ cup Sugar
4 tablespoons Butter, cold
1½ cup Flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Buttermilk
1 large Egg
2 tablespoons Butter, cold

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine blueberries and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.

Lower heat and simmer for 3-5 minutes, until berries are soft. Add cornstarch and ⅓ cup sugar, stirring constantly until the mixture is thickened. Let simmer for 2 more minutes and remove from heat. Set aside.

Combine 1¼ cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, and ⅔ cup sugar in a mixing bowl. Cut in 4 tb butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Combine buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract and add to the mixture, stirring until just moistened.

Spread half of the dough mixture in an 8" x 8" baking dish. Spread the fruit mixture over the dough. Drop spoonfuls of remaining dough over the fruit.

In a separate bowl, cut 2 tb butter into remaining ¼ cup flour and ¼ cup sugar until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Sprinkle over top of coffee cake.

Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until top is golden brown. Serve warm.

This is a Say Family Original Recipe.

Contributor: Frances Say

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by fsay@... on Aug 17, 1999

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