Buckle Up for Blueberry Buckle!

Since Ryan has taken a bit of hiatus from posting about his food knowledge, I have decided to whip a little something up (see what I did there?) for this dinner and a movie blog. Now, I'm no food guru like Ryan, but I do like to cook and bake from time to time and something I've always wanted to do is the whole Julie & Julia thing... cook through a cookbook. So that is what this Dinner and a Movie blog is going to become. Hold on folks because this is going to last for awhile, the cookbook I've chosen is Taste of Home's Recipes Across America. I chose this book because of the fact that it incorporates all the favorite dishes from across the country - there are 735 recipes! So many of my posts will include multiple recipes and thoughts on those recipes. I'm super excited to start this challenge (and see if I can finish it!) 

The first recipe I'm going to make is the Blueberry Buckle. 

I'm no fan of blueberries, but since we were encouraged to make a dessert to go along with our "Fall Festival Feast" at work, I decided that this would be the best opportunity. The "rating" will be based on my colleagues thoughts because honestly, I will not be eating this. So sorry. But I will be telling you my thoughts on the overall baking process and recipe!

Let's go!
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Q: What do you get when 354 blueberries try to go through the door at the same time? 

A: A blueberry jam!

Blueberry Buckle (a.k.a. cobbler?) is a popular recipe in the Northeast region of the United States. 

I thought the recipe was fairly easy to follow. I didn't have a square pan so I just used a round one and it seemed to work out nicely, only had to bake it an extra five or so minutes. It sure did smell delicious when I took it out of the oven! The crumble on top wasn't my favorite part. I had a hard time deciding what the proper consistency was suppose to be. The recipe just says to "cut in" the cold butter. I had to google 

what that meant - yay for learning new things! After mixing to a consistency that I thought to be appropriate I started to sprinkle it on top. At first it seemed that there was way too much to sprinkle on top - but after baking I'm not sure that is still the case. (See picture below)
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​I followed the recipe as written as far as proportions are concerned. I'll probably make this recipe again in the future (but use berries that I actually am fond of - like blackberries perhaps?), because it was for the most part super easy to put together and I didn't need to buy that many more ingredients. The recipe link is at the bottom for your convenience.  
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Thanks to all my colleagues who served as official taste testers on this buckle!
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I loved the top portion the most, the cinnamon crumbles were perfect

-Melissa R.

​Rating: Thumbs Up

In Progress

Finished Product

​Click here for the Taste of Home Recipe

Northeast - Dessert - Fruit 

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