Berry Recipes

German Blueberry Kuchen

This recipe comes from Gloria, Bob's sister. - Sounds delicious!

1 1/2 cup sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup soft shortening
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 egg

Berry Mix:
1 cup fresh blueberries
3 T sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon peel

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add shortening, milk, vanilla and grated lemon peel. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes.

Add egg and beat with mixer 2 minutes longer. Turn into greased 8" square pan.

For the berry mix, lightly stir together blueberries, 3 T sugar and 1 tsp. grated lemon peel. Sprinkle over batter in pan.

Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 40 to 45 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool slightly in pan. Cut in squares and serve warm.

Eve's Blackberry Dumplings

Eve, a friend of Terri's, contributed this family favorite that her mother has made since she was a little girl in Louisiana - Thanks Eve!

Dumpling Mix:
2 1/4 cup Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup sugar

Mix the above ingredients together and set aside.

Berry Mix:
1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar
1 1/2 quart blackberries

For the berry mixture, mix the sugar and blackberries together in a saucepan. Heat on stovetop and cook until it starts to thicken a little.

Drop dumpling mix by spoonfuls into the blackberries. Cook uncovered 10 minutes, then cover and cook another 10 minutes. Dumplings are done when knife comes out clean.

To serve: Place dumplings in a large pyrex pan then pour blackerries over. A scoop of vanilla ice cream goes great with this dessert!

Blueberry Buckle

1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Salt
1/3 cup milk
1 pint blueberries

Cream shortening. Add sugar, egg and flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Add milk. Spread in greased pan. Cover batter blueberries.

For the topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter

Cream together sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter. Sprinkle over berries. Bake in moderate oven 45 minutes.

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