When it comes to summer parties and serving a homemade dessert, I like to bake bundt style cakes. This recipe is one of my favorites because I use fresh blueberries that are in season. They are most plentiful during the months of May through September. They can be eaten raw or used in cooking and baking for cakes, pies, pudding, jams, jellies, granola mixes, muffins, breads or cereals.
Here is a little known health fact about blueberries. They are a great source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin K and dietary fiber. Health reports have shown that they may help to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and reduce urinary tract infections. Additional health studies have shown that they can also help to reduce cholesterol levels.
Blueberry Bundt Cake
3 cups un-sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Lightly grease and flour a 10″ round tube pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift 3 cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl; set aside. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar with 1 teaspoon of flour and cinnamon, stirring to mix the ingredients.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar and vanilla extract together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. At low speed, beat flour mixture alternating with sour cream into the mixture. Pour 1/3 of the batter into the baking pan. Sprinkle half of the blueberries and half of the brown sugar mixture; repeat layers.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan before removing the cake. You can glaze the top of the cake if desired.
Vanilla Glaze
1 1/2 tablespoons water
2 cups confectioners sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl and blend until smooth. Drizzle over the blueberry cake.
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Does anyone have the recipe for baked blueberry french toast?My sister in law made it for us and now she can't find the recipe, I know it had cream cheese in it and she soaked the bread in the berries overnight and then baked it and put blueberry syrup on it. It was delicious. Can anyone help?
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Depends upon whether you want a high-bush or low-bush blueberry, Vaccinium. My favorite is the Top hat blueberry and it is a low bush…only gets 18-24 inches tall and it can really put out the blueberries. If you are interested in container blueberries the Top Hat is a real winner: http://www.naturehills.com/product/top_hat_blueberry.aspx.
For a high-bush plant that is very sweet and great producer try Duke, it produces a large sweet berry. http://www.naturehills.com/product/duke_blueberry.aspx
The ingredients for many baked items are very similar. Blueberry muffins, blueberry scones, blueberry coffeecake, blueberry pancakes, etc. will all have flour, baking powder and/or baking soda, sugar, salt, and a combination of different liquids such as oil, milk, cream, sour cream, buttermilk, etc. It's the amount of each of these ingredients that determines the texture, denseness and mouth-feel of the baked product.
So to answer your question, yes, you can probably use a blueberry muffin mix to make a cake, however, you will need to find a recipe for some kind of a blueberry cake to see what might be missing from the muffin mix that would be needed to make it into a cake mix.
The only other suggestion I have is to maybe find a blueberry pound cake box mix, and make cupcakes out of it. I'm sure your daughter would love this just as much. Happy birthday to the little one!
Oh…I like Janis' answer! You may also try ground flax seed one time to see how it tastes.
This recipe was given to me by my mom. I have taken it to many potlucks and always leave with an empty pan.
Blueberry Delight
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 (21 ounce) can blueberry pie filling
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Combine first 3 ingredients; add butter, stirring well.
Press into a greased oblong pan.
Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add 1 c.
sugar, eggs, and lemon juice, mixing until smooth.
Spread over crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until set; cool completely.
Spread pie filling over cream cheese mixture; spread whipped topping over filling.
Cover and chill several hours.
Use more cornstarch.
BLUEBERRY BREAD
1 pkg yeast
3 cups bread flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
4 tsp applesauce, unsweetened
16 oz. frozen blueberries, thawed and drained (reserve liquid)
1/4 cup reserved juice
1/4 cup water (90F degrees)
Add ingredients in order listed or as recommended in your user manual.
Put berries in with dry ingredients or when machine beeps or first kneading cycle has completed.
SOUPER STRATA SALAD
1 (11 oz.) can condensed tomato bisque soup
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. salad oil
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. Dijon style mustard
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 med. head torn lettuce (6 c.)
2 (6 3/4 oz.) cans chunk style ham, drained and flaked (or use chicken or turkey)
1 (4 oz.) pkg. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 (4 1/2 oz.) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
2 c. croutons
In a screw top jar, combine tomato bisque soup, vinegar, salad oil, sugar, Dijon style mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cover jar and shake well.
In large salad bowl layer half of the lettuce, half of the ham, half of cheese, half of mushrooms and half of croutons. Repeat layers. Drizzle some soup mixture atop salad and toss. Pass remaining soup mixture. 6 servings.
SOUPER SALAD BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP
1 qt. water
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 box chopped broccoli (or 1 lb. fresh)
1 oz. consomme or beef bouillon base (dry)
1 1/2 sticks butter
1 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. white pepper
Seasoning salt to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
2 lbs. Cheddar and or American cheese, cubed
1 qt. milk
1/8 can beer
Hope this helps!!
dingleberries ????
Mash your banana and add that and the blueberries into the wet mix, cook as you would any other way. I make these all the time, they're awesome
Jams are made from crushed or ground, whole fruit and usually have a thick consistency due to high pectin content.
Conserves are jams made from a mixture of fruits. They usually contain citrus fruit, nuts, and raisins.