Please welcome our guest, Amanda Flower!!
Amanda is the author of the Appleseed Creek Mystery Series, which are set in Ohio’s Amish Country. Her newest novel is A Plain Scandal and fictionalizes the 2011 true crime Amish haircutting scandal. She also writes mysteries as Isabella Alan for NAL/Penguin and children’s mysteries under her own name for Zondervan/HarperCollins. Amanda is an academic librarian for a small college near Cleveland.
I not only
chose Amish Blueberry Cake because of my personal skill level but because it
demonstrates one of the keys to Amish baking and cooking: simplicity. The Amish
use simple and accessible ingredients in their food. Amish blueberry cake is no
exception. Everything an Amish cook needs for the recipe can be found in her
kitchen with the addition of seasonal fresh blueberries picked from her garden
or received from a neighbor. Make this recipe for your family, and you are sure
to have a treat that both children and adults will just plain love. Enjoy!
Amish Blueberry Cake
½ cup
softened butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups
all-purpose
3 teaspoons
baking soda
½ teaspoon
salt
1 cup milk
1 cup
blueberries
Cream sugar
and butter. Add eggs. Add some of the four sifted with salt and baking soda, blend slowly adding milk and the rest of the flour. Add washed blueberries to batter.
Pour in a 9x12 baking pan and bake at 325F for 45 minutes.
Let cool, cut to
size, and enjoy!
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thanks for visiting us Amanda! I love anything blueberry, so this goes in the stack to be tried.
ReplyDeleteI'm in awe of how you get so much done!
Thank you, Lucy! I love blueberries too. Reminds me of summer which is getting closer every day. :)
DeleteWelcome, Amanda! When my father lived in Lancaster County, I used to drive through Amish farm country to get to his house, and I'd often stop at farmers' markets along the way. This recipe sounds lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat sound like a lovely memory. I've never been Lancaster Co. I'm going this summer for a research trip. It will be fun to see how the Amish differ from the ones in my part of Ohio.
DeleteIt sounds wonderful-and easy. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
DeleteWelcome, Amanda! This looks delish and easy too. It's a keeper.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting us at MLK, you busy gal, and good luck with the new book.
MJ and Victoria
Rustic cooking is a comfort, and comfort foods are among my favorites. Thanks for sharing this charming recipe, Amanda, and congratulations on the release of your intriguing new mystery. There is much to admire in the Amish, isn't there? Especially their spirit of community. Thanks for joining us today in the Kitchen. Have a wonderful Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! The Amish culture is fascinating!
DeleteLooks yummy. I went to college in central PA and there was a weekly farmer's market. My first stop was at a table run by an Amish family to get a snitz (apple) pie (hand size) to eat as I walked around.
ReplyDeleteOh! In Ohio, the Amish call those fry pies. It's interesting they have a difference name in PA. The novel I'm writing now is called "Foul Play and Fry Pies." ;)
DeleteAre they actually fried? I think the ones I got were baked.
DeleteAmanda, love the whole setting of the Amish country. As you know, my Cheese Shop Mysteries are set in the same area and I've spent time there, savoring the culture. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteDaryl aka Avery
Thank you, Daryl! Thank you so much for inviting me to share a recipe!
DeleteI think this is the best kind of baking. Simple, clean, good basic ingredients. It just doesn't get any better.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I'm partial to the Amish chicken one of the local stores carries. They tell me people drive two hours to stock up on it!
Thanks for joining us today, Amanda!
~Krista