Alaskan Sourdough Blueberry Gingerbread Food

ALASKAN SOURDOUGH BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter and flour a 8"x8" baking pan.
• Cream together the brown sugar and butter.
• Then add molasses and egg, beating continuously; set aside.
• In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and blend into hot water.
• Then beat this mixture into creamed mixture.
• Gradually add the sourdough starter slowly, mixing carefully to maintain a bubbly batter.
• Gently fold in the blueberries.
• Pour into prepared baking pan and bake at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done (when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean).
• Serve warm with good quality vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.

ALASKAN BLUEBERRY SILVER DOLLARS (SOURDOUGH BLUEBERRY PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Night before: Combine sourdough starter, flour, milk and salt in a non-reactive bowl with a whisk. Cover with kitchen towel or cheesecloth and let stand overnight on the counter.
• Next morning: Stir down the batter and whisk in the baking soda, eggs, melted butter and sugar. Fold in fresh blueberries; making sure that they are incorporated into the batter.
• Spray griddle with Pam and pour large silver dollar size batter onto hot griddle. Cook until golden brown. Serve with butter and heated maple syrup or pancake syrup.
• Note: The blueberries need to be folded into the batter, rather than placed on top of the pancake. The blueberry will burn and make the griddle hard to work with for the next batch of pancakes. Spray Pam in between each batch so that they do not stick.

BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• With mixer, beat together oil, 1 C sugar, salt and molasses.
• Beat in egg.
• Combine flour, spices and baking soda, dredge blueberries with 2 Tbsp of mixture.
• Add remaining flour mixture to first mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition.
• Stir in blueberries.
• Pour into a greased and floured 12 x 7 baking dish.
• Sprinkle top with remaining 2 Tbsp sugar.
• Bake for 35- 40 minutes.
• Cut into squares and serve warm with butter.
• May be served with whipped cream for dessert.

MENDENHALL SOURDOUGH GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cream together the brown sugar and shortening.
• Then add molasses and egg, beating continuously; set aside
• In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and blend into hot water.
• Then beat this mixture into creamed mixture.
• As the last step, add the sourdough starter slowly, mixing carefully to maintain a bubbly batter.
• Pour into lightly buttered and floured 8"x8" baking pan and bake at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done.
• Best served with ice cream or whipped cream while still hot.