VOLUME 1 - Kilimanjaro Foods

Blueberry Kuchen
1 Servings
FOR THE PASTRY =================
1 c flour
2 T sugar
1/8 t salt
1/2 c butter,chilled
1 T white vinegar
FOR THE FILLING ================
3 c blueberries
2/3 c sugar
1 t cinnamon
1 T flour
FOR THE TOPPING ================
2 c blueberries
2 t confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350F.
PASTRY: Place flour, sugar and salt in a medium size mixing bowl. Cut
in the chilled butter, then rub mixture with your finger tips until it
resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with the vinegar and shape gently
into dough. Press dough into an ungreased 9-inch round cake pan to
a thickness of about 1/4 inch. The crust should be worked to 1 inch
up the sides of the pan.
FILLING: Place the 3 cups of blueberries on the crust. Mix the sugar
and cinnamon into the flour and sprinkle evenly over the berries.
Place in the oven on the lowest rack and bake for 50 minutes or until
the crust is golden and the filling bubbles.
Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the remaining
2 cups of blueberries. Let the kuchen rest at room temperature for
about an hour. Then sprinkle with the powdered sugar and serve.