Liveblogging: Blueberry Slumber

I'm over at Julie's house just now, and we're watching Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life." Julie decided to make some kind of dessert-type thing from this recipe she's got. It's in an e-mail that she printed out on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 5:17 pm, and it's called Blueberry Buckle. But she wanted to leave out the shortening and/or margarine, etc. and use applesauce instead. Except the topping called for some butter and we decided that we needed to leave that in. So here's the new recipe:

350 OVEN; SQUARE PAN (8X8), LIGHTLY GREASED:

Mix throroughly:

• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1/4 c.shortening and/or margarine applesauce

Stir in:

1 lg. egg or 3 t egg replacer in 4 T. warm water
• 1/4 c. milk or soy milk

Mix & Add:

• 2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Gently Add:

• 2 c. blueberries (Fresh or thawed frozen - don't thaw)

After placing above batter in pan, mix & sprinkle on top:

TOPPING:

• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/3 c. flour
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 c. cold butter, cut in so mixture is crumbly, not smooth. (or substitute brown sugar)

Bake for 40-45 minutes -- 50 minutes if berries are frozen; until top crust is brown.

It's got about 5 minutes left in the oven. I'll let you know how it turns out.

UPDATE: Ta Da! Here it is! It's really pretty good, fresh out of the oven like this.

Julie says that it's a little chewier, with the applesauce, than it usually is. But nothing that a nice big scoop of vanilla ice cream doesn't cure.