Blueberry Buckle

Wild Alaska Blueberry

We have wild blueberries all over our island.  We pick from July to September and I put away gallons and gallons of berries each year.  Some go in the freezer, some are turned into wine and jelly and syrup and some are just cooked as soon as they are picked.  Blueberry buckle is a quintessential Alaskan dessert.  Every Alaskan must have this recipe. 

Blue Berry Buckle

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 Tbs baking powder
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk

4 cups blueberries

Topping
1 cup sugar
2/3 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter

Cream shortening and sugar.  Add eggs.  Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together.  Add to the sugar/shortening/egg mixture alternately with the milk.  Pour into a 9" X 13" pan.  Put the berries on top.   Mix the topping ingredients together with a pastry cutter or in your electric mixer until crumbly.  Spread over the top of your berries.  Cook in a 350F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the cake mixture comes out clean.

The key to this recipe is to top the cake batter with the blueberries.  I have added some red huckleberries to this buckle. 

 Top the entire cake with the butter/sugar mixture.

 The baked buckle.

 Serve this luscious dessert topped with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.

Linking to: Funtastic Friday #516