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Old Fashioned Blueberry Cobbler Recipe

Oct-14-2009 By Joan

There’s nothing like a delicious blueberry cobbler on a warm summer evening. Try topping it with homemade vanilla ice cream and it takes you right back to a childhood spent in the country.

Ingredients

2 1/2 c frozen or fresh blueberries
1/4 to 1/2 c sugar to taste
2 tbs butter
1 1/2 c packaged biscuit mix
1 tbs sugar
2/3 c milk
1 tbs melted butter
1/2 c sugar
1 tbs cornstarch
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c boiling water

Blueberry Cobbler Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Heat blueberries and 1/4 c sugar to bubbling and until sugar is dissolved. Stir in butter.

Place this blueberry mixture into 8×8 baking dish.

Combine biscuit mix and 1 tbs sugar. Add milk and melted butter. Blend until smooth.

Spoon biscuit mix over hot blueberries.

Mix 1/2 c sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Sprinkle this topping over batter.

Pour boiling water over the entire mixture.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until done.

Variation: You can also try this with double the biscuit mixture if you’d like more crust.

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Sour Cream Blueberry Muffin Recipe

Oct-13-2009 By Joan

Try this luscious blueberry muffin recipe which offers the richness of sour cream and butter. It’s ok to

Blueberry muffin

splurge on calories if you’re adding superfood blueberries to your muffins. They make a tasty treat for breakfast, dinner or a snack.

Ingredients

1 stick butter, softened
3/4 c. sugar plus additional for sprinkling the muffins
2 lg. eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. sour cream
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. fresh blueberries

Directions

Cream butter and 3/4 cup of the sugar in a medium mixing bowl, then add eggs, beating them in one at a time.

Add vanilla and sour cream and continue beating.

In a separate mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda and the salt.

Stir flour mixture into butter and sour cream mixture until well combined.

Fold blueberries into the batter.

Spoon the batter into a 12 muffin tin baking pan, with paper liners.

Sprinkle blueberry muffin tops with additional sugar.

Bake these sour cream blueberry muffins at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until just golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

Posted in: Bread Recipes, Breakfast Recipes, Country Holiday Recipes, Desserts, Fruit Recipes, Gifts from Your Kitchen, Snacks, Superfood Recipes

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Blueberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipes

Oct-8-2009 By Joan

Blueberry vinaigrette salad dressings offer a unique and beautiful touch

to a salad of mixed greens.

Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe #1

Ingredients

1/4 c fresh lime or lemon juice
1 tbs honey or sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 c fresh blueberries
1/4 c plain yogurt
2 tbs olive or canola oil
Dash pepper

Directions

Mix together lime or lemon juice, honey and salt.

Mash 1/2 cup blueberries into the lemon or lime juice juice and honey mixture.

Stir in yogurt, pepper and oil and blend well.

Taste for seasoning.

Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe #2

Ingredients

1/2 c olive oil
1/4 c red wine vinegar
2 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
2 tsp prepared mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 c blueberries fresh or frozen (thawed)

Directions for Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe #2

Put all ingredients except blueberries into a bowl and whisk to blend well.

Add Blueberries and stir gently.

Serve over mixed greens or store in refrigerator.

Posted in: Berry Recipes, Budget Recipes, Fruit Recipes, Gifts from Your Kitchen, Healthy Recipes, Salad Dressings, Salads, Side Dishes, Summer Recipes, Superfood Recipes

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Superfood Smoothie Recipe - Blueberry Smoothie

Oct-8-2009 By Joan

Jump Start Your Day with this Blueberry Superfood Smoothie.

This delicious blueberry smoothie is a great way to start your day with foods from the superfood list. Sweet and tangy, blueberries contain anti-inflammatory ingredients, plus Vitamin K and Folate, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, calcium and magnesium. This Superfood Smoothie is a meal in a glass.

Ingredients

1 frozen banana, thawed for 10 to 15 minutes
½ c low fat vanilla soy milk or use low fat milk
1 c vanilla fat-free yogurt
1 ½ tsp flax seed meal
1 ½ tsp honey
2/3 c fresh or frozen blueberries

The Apollo Personal Size Blender

Directions for Smoothie

Using your blender, add banana, yogurt, flax seed meal, soy milk and honey. Blend these ingredients on low until smooth.

Add blueberries and then continue blending.

Once banana and blueberries are fully chopped, increase speed to medium.

Continue blending until you reach the consistency you want.

Makes 2 Servings of Superfood Smoothie

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 244
Fat 3g
Sodium 94mg
Carbohydrates 48.3g
Fiber 4.5g
Protein 9.4g