Maine Blueberry Gingerbread Food

BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x7 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oil, 1 cup sugar and molasses until well blended. Beat in the egg. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt. Remove 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture, and toss with blueberries to coat. Stir the remaining dry mixture into the wet ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, mixing after each addition. Carefully stir in blueberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and sprinkle remaining white sugar over the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

MAINE BLUEBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. , Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Gently fold in blueberries. , Transfer to a greased 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool on a wire rack.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

MAINE BLUEBERRY GATEAU

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan and dust with flour. (You can also make this cake in a 9-inch cake pan that has been greased and dusted with flour, and lined on the bottom with parchment paper.).
• In a bowl, combine 1 cup of the flour with baking powder and salt and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high to high speed, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and continue beating until well blended. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture. Beat until smooth. pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the blueberries with the remaining teaspoon of flour and the lemon juice. Spoon berry mixture over batter.
• Bake for 1 hour at 350° or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes. If using a springform pan, slide a thin knife around the edges of the cake to release it from the pan before you release and remove the springform. (If using a cake pan, slide a knife around the edges of the cake and invert it onto a cake rack. Transfer the cake to a platter, berry side up.) Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.

GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Combine egg, sugar, molasses, butter and water; mix well. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, ginger and salt; add molasses mixture. Beat until well mixed. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° until cake tests done, 20-25 minutes. Cut into squares; serve warm with whipped cream.

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.

MAINE BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Add egg, and mix well. Mix and sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk, in which soda has been dissolved. Add molasses. Carefully fold in blueberries, and pour batter into a greased and floured 9x9-inch pan. Sprinkle remaining 3 tablespoons sugar over batter. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour. (Sugar makes sweet, crusty topping when cake is baked.)