We harvested some berries from our orchard over the weekend; so I whipped up some muffins, a few loaves and my most favourite berry crumble.
Ingredients…
For the base & topping
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
3 cups AP Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1 cup Margarine or Butter (unsalted)
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
For the filling
1 cup Saskatoon Berries
1 cup Raspberries
1 cup Blueberries
1 cup Strawberries
1/2 cup Rhubarb
1/2 cup Sugar
4 tsp Cornstarch
1 & 1/2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1 & 1/2 tbsp Lime Juice
Directions…
For the base & topping
1. Mix sugar, baking powder, flour and salt together in a large bowl
2. Add margarine, egg and vanilla to the dry ingredients; mix until it has the consistency of a crumbly dough
3. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan
4. Take HALF of the dough and add to the baking pan (press evenly)
For the filling
1. Mix the berries, sugar, cornstarch and juices together
2. Spread the filling over the crust in the baking pan
3. Use the remaining dough to crumble it over the filling
Bake for 40 minutes at 375F until the topping is golden brown.
*Wait until cooled before cutting
*Perhaps most importantly: SERVE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM