In the past, I’ve made crisps, crumbles and cobblers. Now I can add “BUCKLE” to that list as I just made my very first Huckleberry Buckle. That’s right,…I used the huckleberries that I picked up at the Ottawa Farmers’ Market.
There is a probably a reason why you don’t see this fruit very often.
After a lot of research on the internet, I selected a recipe from AllRecipes.com.
I am not going to tell you that this recipe was a winner, infact the final result was HORRIFIC.!! I actually spit out the huckleberry and so did others. Trust me…I like almost everything. It’s hard for me to remember the last time I spit out food. But this FRUIT is not very likeable. It’s not sour, i’ts not sweet., it’s just FOUL. The buckle was a hit though. I would certainly use this recipe again but would use raspberries or blueberries instead.
INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 cups Hucklberries
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup of butter
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tbsp butter
Method:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Place the huckleberries in a bowl and add the boiling water and sugar. (I then drained it after 10 minutes due to a readers comment on allrecipes).
Huckleberries, water, sugar…so far so good
Grab another bowl, and mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
Flour, baking powder, salt….easy enough
Grab yet one more bowl and cream the butter and sugar.
Take the flour mixture and add it to the butter/sugar mixture. Then stir in the milk. The mixture will be thick and lumpy.
Spread the batter into a greased pan. (I used a pie plate) Pour the huckleberrie mixture ontop of the batter. Dot with remaining butter. (I dotted it with a bit of batter too for “visual appeal”)
Bake in a preheated oven for 45-50 minutes. I read another comment that suggested to place a pan underneath your pie plate in the event that it bubbles over. Great advice. Oh how I love comments that are posted on the internet.
FINAL RESULT
Looks can be deceiving.
PS I had another 2.5 cups of huckleberries left and I threw them out. Won’t be buying this fruit anytime in the near future but will certainly be baking another buckle again with another type of berry!! Stay tuned
