Blueberries

We went blueberry picking at Bybee Farms in North Bend with our friends Carrie, Emi, and Kenzi. It was hot but we had a great time and came home with three pounds of blueberries in just 45 minutes of picking. Haley did not contribute much to the bucket, as she picked maybe 50 and ate, um, 45. JT did a great job and didn’t want to eat his blueberries until we got in the car, even though I assured him he could.


The next day, I made a very yummy blueberry cobbler with a recipe from America’s Test Kitchen. It was sooooo good! Recipe below…

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces, plus 2 tablespoons melted and cooled
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 cups blueberries
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup whole milk

Steps:

1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position; heat oven to 350 degrees. Place 9×9 inch baking dish on aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and place butter pieces inside. Transfer to oven and heat until butter is melted, about 5 minutes.

2. Mash 1 tablespoon sugar and lemon zest with spoon. In separate bowl, mash together blueberries and 1 teaspoon sugar mixture until coarsely mashed.

3. Combine remaining sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Whisk in milk and melted butter. Remove sheet pan from oven, transfer to wire rack, and divide batter evenly among ramekins.

4. Dollop blueberry mixture over batter and sprinkle with remaining lemon sugar. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until tops are brown and edges are crisp, rotating pan halfway through baking. Let cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

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