Dear Reader,
Tried and true. Recipes I can count on because I've made them over and over again and my family loves them. Familiar is good (and tasty too), but I've been getting a little bored with my baking and cooking, so I've been experimenting and trying new recipes.
Looking through my favorite summer recipes, even though there are quite a few tried and true favorites, I've decided it's time to add some new offerings to my list. My grandson, Paul, wants to do more cooking this summer with Grandma.
So help me, please. Send some of your favorites. Share a recipe and you’ll automatically be entered in the drawing for one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, an angled measuring cup (its angled surface lets you easily read measurements from above). I’ll draw a winner from the recipes I receive, so be sure to include your shipping address with your email. Send your recipe to: [email protected]
Fresh blueberries, or frozen if fresh isn’t available. Either way, this crumb cake is delicious.
Blueberry Crumb Cake
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 large egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
*Next time I'm going to experiment and substitute 2 cups cherries (packed in water, but drained) instead of fresh blueberries.
Topping
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, melted
In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat for two minutes until well blended.
Pour into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with blueberries. In a bowl, combine sugar and flour; add butter. Toss with a fork until crumbly, sprinkle over blueberries. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until lightly browned.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
[email protected]
* This month's Penguin Classics book is People from Bloomington by Budi Darma. I have a copy of the book to share with a lucky reader, so start reading and enter for your chance to win.
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