Yesterday we took another trip to the blueberry farm. It was our fourth trip this season and we didn't stay long. We got a late start leaving home so there were a lot of screaming children and loud conversations in the field; not the peaceful experience I enjoy most. We picked six pounds of berries and headed home.
P, of course, wanted to do some baking. We had made a plum pie the night before with fruit from our tree so I didn't want to make another pie. I pulled out my blueberry cookbook and started flipping through it. I found this recipe for Blueberry Gingerbread. It looked interesting enough to try and actually tasted quite good.
Blueberry Gingerbread
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
3 Tbs molasses
1 cup blueberries (we were a bit generous on that measurement)
Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and mix well. Sift together flour, spices, and salt and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Add molasses. Stir in blueberries.
Pour into greased and floured 9 x 9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.
