Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Here's our favorite brunch recipe: blueberry crumb cake. We call it that because you will want to eat every last crumb.

Blueberry Crumb Cake:

Yield: 9 servings... or so

Prep time: 15-20 minutes. Use the cuisinart or hand mixer!

Cook time: 45-50 minutes at 350

(High Altitude: bake 50 minutes)

4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, @ room temp

3/4 cup sugar

1 large egg

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground allspice

1/4 c buttermilk, or yogurt (or milk with lemon juice added)

1 1/2 c blueberries, rinsed, dried, and tossed with 1 tsp flour

-preheat oven to 350. spray a 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray

- Cream butter & sugar. Add egg and mix well.

- Mix flour, bak pdr, bak soda, salt and allspice. Add to wet mix, alternating with buttermilk. Mix until combined - it will be very stiff. Use the cuisinart!

- Fold in blueberries and put mix in pan. Spread with streusel topping, bake 45-50 minutes.

Streusel:

4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cold, cut

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/8 tsp salt

Mix until crumbs/"flakes" appear. Sprinkle over top of cake and bake.

Adapted from: Everyday Food