~blueberry picking & crumble recipe~

When life hands you blueberries, you make blueberry crumble.

The kids and I went picking the other day.

Everyone in the family loves fresh blueberries and I love to pick a lot to freeze for the winter.

The recipe I used below is from Martha Stewart.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE FILLING

• 6 cups (3 pints) blueberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

FOR THE TOPPING

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats (or chopped nuts, such as almonds)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the filling: Mix blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl. Transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. Make the topping: Stir together flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar in a mixer until pale and fluffy. Stir dry ingredients into butter. Using your hands, squeeze topping pieces together into clumps.
3. Sprinkle topping evenly over filling. Bake until bubbling in center and brown on top, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool for 30 minutes before serving.

xoxo