1st Recipe - Blueberry Buckle

Blueberry Buckle (the most prized of coffee cakes!!!) For my Lizzy, Being from Maine where blueberries grow wild, we grew up on this recipe my Mom (your Nana) made every summer when we picked blueberries around the Little Sebago Lake camp house. Now, my Dad picks them and they freeze many cups so that we may have blueberry buckle year round – yummy! Original recipe is from the Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book, my Mom received as a wedding gift in 1955. This makes one 9” square pan. We double it for a 13”x9” pan and bake about 45 – 50 minutes, 375 degree oven. ¾ cup sugar ¼ cup soft shortening 1 egg ½ cup milk 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 2 cups blueberries Crumb Topping Mixture ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup sifted flour ½ tsp. cinnamon ¼ cup soft butter Mix thoroughly the sugar, shortening and egg. Stir in milk. Sift together and then stir in remaining ingredients except blueberries. Carefully blend in well-drained blueberries. Spread batter in greased and floured pan. Sprinkle crumb mixture on top. Bake until a toothpick stuck in center of cake comes out clean. Serve warm from oven for breakfast, brunch or dessert. Made with love every time!