Blueberry Buckle

Source: Jon Dubovsky

Yield: 8 servings

Rating: 3 of 5 - simple, good

Ingredients

Buckle:

• ¾ c. sugar
• 1/3 c. soft shortening
• 1 egg
• ½ c. milk
• 1 ½ c. all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• 2 c. blueberries, drained

Buckle topping:

• ½ c. sugar
• 1/3 c. flour
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ¼ c. soft butter

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar, shortening, and egg thoroughly.
• Stir in milk.
• Blend in dry ingredients.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Allow batter to stand for 15 minutes.
• Line a 9" x 9" glass baking dish with parchment paper. Grease sides. Pour batter into the baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients until well-blended. Sprinkle topping mixture on top of batter.
• Heat, uncovered, in a microwave oven for 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Notes

• Small microwaves may require substantially longer cooking times.
• I had success cooking this for 19 minutes at 60% power.