Blueberry Crumb Bars

 From--where else?--allrecipes.com.

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shortening (I used butter)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
• 4 cups fresh blueberries (I used frozen)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in salt and cinnamon, if desired. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the shortening (butter) and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
3. In another bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares. 

We had these the first day warm with ice cream, and after that cold from the refrigerator.  They were great both ways!

Blueberry Buckle

I was looking through my freezer to see what I could use up to free up some space. I found a package of blueberries I froze last summer and found this recipe for Blueberry Buckle on allrecipes.com. The kids kept picking at the leftover bits until it was all gone.

3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, softened

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 8x8 inch pan. (I think I'll try an 8 x 11 pan next time.)
   
2. Cream together 3/4 cup sugar, shortening, and egg.
3. In a separate bowl mix together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into sugar mixture, alternating with milk. Stir in blueberries. Pour into greased 8x8 inch pan. (The batter was pretty thick and didn't pour--I spooned it into the pan.)
   
4. To make topping: Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, cinnamon, and butter. Sprinkle over cake batter. (I also added some oatmeal to the topping.)
   
5. Bake at 375 degree F (190 degrees C) for 25-30 minutes. (This took longer than 30 minutes to bake--probably about 40-45 minutes, and the very center was still a bit doughy.)