Blueberry Crumb Cake Squares
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs plus 3 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup milk or buttermilk
- 2 1/2 cups bleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 quart blueberries, rinsed, picked over, and dried
- 2 cups bleached all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- One 10 x 15-inch jelly-roll pan, buttered
- Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- For the cake batter, in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until they're soft and light.
- Add the 3 eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- In another bowl, stir the yolks into the milk.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder and stir into the batter in 3 additions, alternating with the yolks and milk, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
- Scatter the blueberries evenly over the batter, and press them in gently.
- To make the crumbs, mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Stir in the melted butter.
- Rub the mixture to coarse crumbs by hand.
- Scatter the crumbs over the berries as evenly as possible.
- Bake the cake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the batter is firm and the crumbs are well-colored.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a rack.
- Cut the cooled cake into fifteen 3-inch squares.
- Remove the squares from the pan to a platter.
- Serve the cake squares as a casual dessert--they're great for a picnic.
- Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/blueberry-crumb-cake-squares0.html (may not work)