I got a free magazine in the mail a week or two ago, and I
guess most of you did. Cook's Country, it's related to
Cook's Illustrated.
There was a recipe in it for Blueberry Boy Bait, you make it
in a 9X13 baking dish. Came out really well, considering my
minimal baking skills.
Thing is, the batter had a really weird consistency, like a weird
peanut butter. Almost plasticy. Do you think it's because I left
the butter out overnight? I took it out of the freezer and promptly
forgot all about it. I used salted butter, I'm a wild one like that.
And dark brown sugar.
Blueberry Boy Bait
2 cups plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup blueberries
Topping:
1/2 cup blueberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Adjust oven rack to middle position, heat oven to 350.
Grease and flour 9X13 baking pan.
Whisk 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt together in a
medium bowl. With electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on
medium high until fluffy , about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating until just incorporated. Reduce speed to medium
and beat in 1/3 flour mixture until incorporated, beat in half of the
milk, then flour, then milk, finally flour.
Toss blueberries in remaining 1 teaspoon flour. Using rubber
spatula, fold in blueberries. Spread batter into pan.
For the topping(*), scatter blueberries over top of batter. Mix
cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over batter. Bake 45 to 50
minutes until done. Cool in pan 20 minutes, turn out and place
topping side up on a platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.
*The recipe made a very small amount of topping which I found
impossible to sprinkle evenly over the whole cake. I made more.