For years, Mary Forgione admired the blueberry buckles made her neighbor, Lynne Palomaki, prepared for their annual Fourth of July cookout. Forgione is no stranger to inventing baked goods herself -- in the past, she's made cookies named after each of her grandsons. But when the cook-off at the Branford Festival rolled around, she immediately though of her neighbor's baked goods.
"I've been baking since I got married," says Forgione. "But this year, for the festival, I wanted to have something seasonal. And I've known Lynne for 20 years -- I used to babysit her kids."
She asked Palomaki if she could use the recipe, and her neighbor agreed. The recipe won Forgione a blue ribbon in the contest, and netted PaIomaki a pretty sweet apron. If you'd like to try the recipe yourself for your own Fourth of July cookout today, here it is:
Lynne's Blueberry Buckles
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 cups blueberries
Mix sugar, butter and eggs. Stir in milk. Add dry ingredients. Fold in blueberries. Spread into 9x13 buttered glass pan. Sprinkle with crumb topping.
Topping:
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon mix
- 1/2 cup soft butter
Cut together until medium crumbly. Top batter with it and press down slightly. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.
