You've probably noticed the dearth of postings lately, and that's because my kitchen is completely torn up. I have no counter tops, no kitchen sink, no cook top, and no built-in microwave. Thank goodness, I still have one oven, the dishwasher, and a small microwave. We are remodeling, and my current kitchen is the laundry room. I'm not cooking very much, but the other day, I realized that I had two containers of blueberries that were going to go bad if I didn't do something with them. Turning to Joy of Cooking for an easy recipe, I found one for Cherry Crunch that uses canned cherries. It sounded easy, so I adapted it to the fresh blueberries. It's fantastic! Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream, and you have a company-worthy dessert.
One 9-inch square
Spray a 9-inch square pan with Pam. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Using your microwave, melt in a large bowl:
1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
Mix with:
1 to 1 1⁄2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking or Old Fashioned Quaker Oats oatmeal
1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
Put half of this mixture into the baking pan. Scatter over it:
2 cups fresh blueberries
Sprinkle them with
juice of 1/2 a lemon.
Cover the fruit with the other half of the pastry mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brown.

Kathy, do you think regular oatmeal will substitute?
ReplyDeleteOh, I used Old Fashioned Quaker Oats,and it worked great. I don't like the Quick Oats. They taste like wallpaper paste.
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