Maine Blueberry Gingerbread Recipes

BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x7 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oil, 1 cup sugar and molasses until well blended. Beat in the egg. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt. Remove 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture, and toss with blueberries to coat. Stir the remaining dry mixture into the wet ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, mixing after each addition. Carefully stir in blueberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and sprinkle remaining white sugar over the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Prepare a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or brush with oil.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
• Whisk together the eggs, agave and molasses. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the egg mixture. Using a hand held whisk, begin blending together and add the boiling water as you go. Stir in the lemon zest and the crystallized ginger. Mix until fully incorporated, do not overmix.
• Toss the berries evenly in the prepared pan and pour in the batter. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the center springs back when pressed lightly with your finger.

MAINE BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Add egg, and mix well. Mix and sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk, in which soda has been dissolved. Add molasses. Carefully fold in blueberries, and pour batter into a greased and floured 9x9-inch pan. Sprinkle remaining 3 tablespoons sugar over batter. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour. (Sugar makes sweet, crusty topping when cake is baked.)

BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• With mixer, beat together oil, 1 C sugar, salt and molasses.
• Beat in egg.
• Combine flour, spices and baking soda, dredge blueberries with 2 Tbsp of mixture.
• Add remaining flour mixture to first mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition.
• Stir in blueberries.
• Pour into a greased and floured 12 x 7 baking dish.
• Sprinkle top with remaining 2 Tbsp sugar.
• Bake for 35- 40 minutes.
• Cut into squares and serve warm with butter.
• May be served with whipped cream for dessert.