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Blueberry Chocolate Puffs

1 (17 1/4 oz.) frozen puff pastry sheets
1 tsp. water
1 egg
2/3 c. blueberry jam
3 (3 oz.) sq. semi-sweet chocolate
2 Tbsp. vegetable shortening

Thaw pastry for 20 minutes, then unfold. Roll each square until 10 inches square in size. Cut each sheet into 20 (2 inch) rounds. Place rounds on ungreased baking sheets. Combine water and egg and brush top of each round. Chill for 10 minutes, then bake at 425 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.
Split each puff and spread bottom half with 1/2 teaspoon blueberry jam, then put top half back in place. Melt chocolate; add shortening and stir until smooth. Drizzle top of each puff and let set until chocolate hardens.

Blueberry Crisp

1 c. graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. fresh blueberries
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. water
Whipped Cream

Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press 1/3 cup crumbs into a 1-1/2 quart baking dish. Stir together sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves, then add vanilla. Sprinkle 2 cups of the blueberries over crumbs. Cover blueberries with 1/2 of the sugar mixture, then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and water. Repeat layers with 1/3 cup crumbs, remaining blueberries, sugar mixture and lemon juice. Top with remaining 1/3 cup crumbs. Cover and bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Increase to 400 degrees and bake 10 minutes longer. Cool for 30 minutes and serve with whipped cream.

Strawberry-Blueberry Jam

3 c. strawberries
3 c. fresh blueberries
3 c. sugar
1-1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/3 c. lemon juice

Crush strawberries and blueberries. Place berries, sugar, corn syrup and lemon juice in a large saucepan and bring to a full rolling boil over high heat. Stir constantly. Reduce heat and stir frequently. Boil for 50 minutes. Remove from heat and skim. Pour into hot 1/2 pint jars. Seal and process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

Easy Blueberry Crunch

4 c. fresh blueberries
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. uncooked oats
1/2 c. margarine or butter melted

Place blueberries in a 2 quart baking dish; spread out evenly. Combine remaining ingredients and sprinkle over blueberries. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Blueberry-Lemon Bundt Cake

1-1/2 c. fresh blueberries
2 Tbsp. flour
1 lemon cake mix
1 c. sour cream
4 large eggs

Grease and flour Bundt pan. Sprinkle flour over blueberries. Combine dry cake mix and sour cream. Add eggs, one at a time, beating at low speed. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool on rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan.

Very Berry Shortcakes

2 c. strawberries
1 c. raspberries
1 c. blueberries
1/3 c. sugar
2-1/3 c. Bisquick baking mix
1/2 c. milk
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. margarine or butter, melted
3/4 c. sour cream
2 Tbsp. brown sugar

Sprinkle fruit with 1/3 c. sugar; let stand 1 hour. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix baking mix, milk, 3 tablespoons sugar and the margarine until soft dough forms. Smooth dough into ball on cloth covered board lightly floured with baking mix. Knead 8 to 10 times. Roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured 3 inch cutter. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Mix sour cream and brown sugar. Split shortcakes; fill and top with fruit. Top with sour cream.

Fresh Blueberry Pie

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell
1/3 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
4-1/2 c. fresh blueberries
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 c. flour
1/2 c. margarine or butter

Combine flour, 1/2 c. sugar, cinnamon and blueberries. Mix well and put into pie shell. Drizzle top with lemon juice. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Spread topping over berries. Bake for 30 minutes at 425 degrees, then cover with foil and continue baking for 20 minutes more.

Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins

1 c. flour
1 c. oats
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 beaten egg
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 c. blueberries

Mix together all dry ingredients. Add buttermilk, egg and oil. Mix thoroughly. Fold in blueberries. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees.

Blueberry Cinnamon Pancakes

2 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1-1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. shortening, melted
2 lightly beaten eggs
1-1/4 c. fresh blueberries

Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add milk, shortening and eggs. Mix lightly and stir in blueberries. Spoon batter onto lightly greased hot griddle. Cook on both sides, turning once.

Buttermilk Blueberry Waffles

1-1/2 c. instant oatmeal
1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 c. buttermilk
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. oil
2 c. blueberries

Mix together oatmeal, flour, baking powder and sugar. Beat buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and oil. Add liquid to dry ingredients and stir until moistened. Fold in blueberries and spoon into preheated, lightly oiled waffle iron.

Blueberry Salad with Honey Nut Dressing

Juice of 1 lemon
1 avocado
3 c. cantaloupe balls
1 c. pineapple cubes
1 c. fresh blueberries
1 c. mayonnaise
8 oz. American cheese
2 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. sliced almonds
Lettuce

Arrange lettuce in bowl. Cut peeled avocado in strips. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine fruit. Add to bowl. Garnish with avocado and cheese strips. For dressing, mix the remaining ingredients. Serves 6.

Blueberry Flip

1 c. blueberries
1 c. sliced peaches
2 bananas, slices
Vanilla ice cream
Ginger ale

In a medium bowl combine all the fruit. Spoon 1/2 of the fruit into 4 tall glasses. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Add the rest of the fruit and another scoop of ice cream. Fill the glasses up with ginger ale and serve. Makes 4 servings.

Blueberry Ice Cream

5 eggs
2 c. blueberries
1/2 gal. whole milk
2 (13 oz.) cans evaporated milk
2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla

Heat blueberries in heavy saucepan until they juice. Cool. Beat eggs with mixer at high speed until light and foamy. Gradually add sugar and evaporated milk. Pour into ice cream freezer can and stir in milk, vanilla and cooled blueberries. Freeze according to ice cream freezer directions.

Blueberry-Banana Pancakes

2 c. sifted all purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs, well beaten
1-1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. butter, melted
2/3 c. mashed banana
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. fresh blueberries

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add eggs, milk, butter, bananas and vanilla. Stir until well blended and smooth. Fold in blueberries. Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake on preheated, greased griddle. Turn only once. Yields 6-8.

Blueberry Butter

4 sticks sweet butter, softened
1 c. fresh blueberries, chopped
3 to 5 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Combine all ingredients in blender. Whip until light. This is great on pancakes, waffles or anything else.

Blueberry Gingerbread

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. molasses
1 egg
2-1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1-1/4 c. fresh blueberries
1 c. hot water

Cream butter. Add sugar and molasses. Beat until light. Add egg and beat well. Sift dry ingredients together and use a small amount to coat berries. Add remainder alternately with hot water to first mixture, beating until smooth. Fold in floured blueberries. Bake in greased and floured 13x9x3 inch pan at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. Serve hot or cold with blueberry sauce . Makes 9 servings.

Hot Spiced Blueberry Sauce

1 c. blueberries
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Combine blueberries, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to boiling point. Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve hot. Delicious on ice cream or Blueberry Gingerbread.

Refrigerator Blueberry Muffins

1-1/2 c. fresh blueberries
2 c. sifted flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. milk

Night before:
Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla at high speed until light and fluffy, scraping the sides occasionally. Beat for 4 minutes. On low speed beat in flour mixture in fourths, alternating with milk in thirds (begin and end with flour). Beat until smooth. Gently fold in blueberries just to combine. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full. Refrigerate overnight.
Next day:
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove to wire rack. Let cool or serve warm. Makes 18 muffins.

Blueberry Basic Pie Filling

(The following recipe is very good to keep on hand in the refrigerator. It may be used in crepes, fried pies, regular pies, over ice cream, etc. Guaranteed to be good.)

3 pies:
12 c. blueberries
3 c. sugar
1 c. cornstarch
3/4 c. lemon juice
1 pie:
4 c. blueberries
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. cornstarch
1/4 c. lemon juice

Mix berries, sugar and lemon juice in a heavy saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Mix cornstarch with enough water to make a paste. Pour into the berry mixture, stirring constantly until thick. Cool. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes or until crust is golden.

Fried Blueberry Pies

Crust:
3 c. flour
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking powder
Ice water (to make dough work like pie dough)

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut shortening into mixture. Add ice water a little at a time until dough holds together. Divide dough into 2 equal parts. Roll out and cut in circles to desired size. Moisten the edge of the circle with ice water and put 2 tablespoons blueberry pie filling in center. Fold over and seal edges. Fry in hot shortening until brown, turning only once. Makes approximately 20.

Blueberry Sour Cream Pie

2 cups sour cream
3 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 (9 in.) graham cracker crust (unbaked)
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 cups fresh blueberries

Combine sour cream, flour and brown sugar; add egg and beat well. Place 1/2 of the mixture into the graham cracker crust. Mix blueberries and 1/2 cup brown sugar together, then spread over sour cream mixture. Cover berries with remaining cream mixture. Bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees. Chill several hours.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie

Shell:
1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
1/2 cups melted margarine or butter
Combine cracker crumbs, brown sugar, nuts and butter; press into pie, pan.

Filling:
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
Combine cream cheese, sugar and eggs. Mix thoroughly and pour over shell. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool.

Topping:
4 cups blueberries
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. lemon juice
Mix topping ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Cool. Top pie with cooled topping and serve with whipped cream, if desired.

Blueberry Corn Bread

1 cup corn meal
1-1/2 cups sifted four
1/4 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 cups milk
2 beaten eggs
1/4 cups melted shortening
1 cup blueberries

Mix corn meal, flour, sugar and baking powder. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. Fold in blueberries. Grease electric skillet and preheat to 250 degrees. Pour in batter, cover and cook with vent open for 25 minutes.

Banana-Blueberry Nut Bread

1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1-1/2 cups sifted flour
2/3 cup sugar
2-1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup uncooked oats
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup melted shortening
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1 cup chopped nuts

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of flour over the blueberries. Sift remaining flour with sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in oats. Blend eggs, shortening and banana. Combine with dry ingredients. Stir in nuts. Fold in blueberries. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for one hour. Let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool before slicing.

Purple Berry Punch

3 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups sugar
2 (10 oz.) packages frozen strawberries, thawed
2 quarts ginger ale, chilled
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade, slightly thawed

In a saucepan, stir and simmer blueberries and sugar for about 5 minutes. Add strawberries and cook for 5 more minutes. Strain and chill. Add ginger ale and lemonade. Serve with crushed ice.

Oats an Berry Crumb Dessert

2 cups quick cooking oats (uncooked)
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup flour
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 Tbsp. flour
Pinch salt
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups fresh blueberries

Mix oats, brown sugar and flour. Add butter and mix well. Spread mixture in 8 in. square pan, setting 3/4 cup aside for topping. Combine flour, salt, sugar, water, lemon juice and blueberries in saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes. Poor over oat mixture and sprinkle with remaining mixture. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Can be served with ice cream or whipped topping.

Blueberry Streusel Cake

2 cups fresh blueberries
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup salad oil
2 Tbsp. milk
Streusel:
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Sprinkle 1/4 cup of sugar over berries; set aside. Mix our, sugar and salt. Combine salad oil and milk in a small bowl and whip with fork. Pour over flour mixture. Mix with fork until moist. Turn into a greased 8x8x2 inch cake pan. Press dough into pan, building up edges about one inch deep. Spread berries over the dough.
Streusel: Mix sugar, flour and salt together. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.



These recipes are from "The Adventures of Buckaroo Berry" Cookbook, by the Texas Blueberry Growers Association.




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