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Great Garden Recipes! (Con't)   

 

Blueberry Coffeecake

3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour 

1 ½ tsp.baking powder 

¾ tsp.baking soda  

¼ tsp. salt

¼ cup light brown sugar, packed 

1 tblsp. Flour 

½ tsp. ground cinnamon 

¾ cup butter or margarine, softened

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

2 cups blueberries, washed

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 to 2 tablespoons milk


 

  1. Lightly grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan or bundt pan. Preheat oven to 350F. Sift 3 cups flour with baking powder, soda and salt; set aside

 

  1. In small bowl, combine brown sugar with 1 tablespoon flour and the cinnamon; mix well.

 

  1. In large bowl with electric mixer, at medium speed, beat butter with granulated sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

 

  1. At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in three additions) alternately with sour cream (in two additions), beating until combined.

 

  1. Turn one third of batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with half the blueberries and half the brown sugar mixture. Repeat layering of remaining batter, blueberries and brown sugar mixture. Bake 60 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

 

  1. Cool in pan on wire rack 20 minutes.

 

  1. Gently remove from pan. Mix confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over cake.


 

Makes 10 servings.

                                                                                                      Susan Walschlager
 

Spinach Salad

 

1 bag Spinach

1 can waterchestnuts (sliced)

1 can beansprouts

4 eggs—boiled and chopped

1/2 lb. bacon—fried crisp and crumbled

 Dressing: 3/4 C. sugar, 1/4 C. oil, 1/4 C. vinegar (Marukan Seasoned Gourmet Rice Vinegar), 1 onion diced, 1 tsp. Worchestershire sauce, 2 tsp. salt, 1/4 C. catsup.

 Mix first 5 items in a bowl and pour dressing over and mix just before serving. 

 This recipe can be made ahead and refrigerated and then put together when served

                                                                                                        Susan Seal

 

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