New feature: Recipes!

Blueberry Buckle

I'm so excited that I've figured out how to blog some of my favorite recipes. I use a Mac program called MacGourmet to store recipes (along with a 3-ring binder and recipe box). I just found a feature in the program that makes it really easy to push a few buttons and *poof*...blogged recipes!

I love to cook and I enjoy reading other blogger's recipes, so I hope you enjoy mine! This recipes comes from Allrecipes.com, and was the perfect way to use the super huge container of blueberries I bought last weekend at BJ's. It's not for the faint of heart...at 385 calories per piece, it's definitely a treat.

In case you haven't had buckle before (I hadn't), it's a dense cake, kind of like coffee cake. The batter is quite thick--I had to add a few splashes of milk. I might use less flour next time. And definitely use a 9x9 pan. I used a pretty piece of corning ware, but it took a good 10 minutes longer to bake.

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• 2 cups fresh blueberries

Topping (Depending on your sweet tooth, you might want to half the amount of topping)

• ⅔ cup sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup cold butter

Directions: 1. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in the blueberries. Pour into greased 9-in. square baking pan.

2. For topping, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over blueberry mixture. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

(Serves 9)