Johnson Blueberry Farm

Johnson Blueberry Farm

2009 Recipes

Blueberry Cobbler

3 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3/4 cup boiling water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread blueberries in an ungreased 9x9 square baking dish. Sprinkle with cornstarch; drizzle with lemon juice; set aside.

In medium bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup of the sugar, the baking powder and salt. Add milk and butter; stir just until combined (not smooth). Drop 9 mounds of this onto the blueberries. Pour boiling water over dough and fruit. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Bake until the biscuit-like topping is golden brown and the blueberries are bubbly - approximately 45-50 minutes.

Serve warm or at room temperature. Yield: 8 portions (or 4 Greg Johnson sized portions).

LEMON/BLUEBERRY MUFFIN TRIFLE

1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
1/4 cup plus 2 T cornstarch
1 tsp salt
8 egg yolks, beaten
1 cup water
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup butter
3 tsp vanilla extract, divided
4 cups heavy whipping cream
12 blueberry muffins, torn into bite-size pieces (about 12 cups)
6 cups fresh blueberries

1. In a large saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add egg yolks and water to sugar mixture, whisking well to combine. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat
2. Add lemon juice, butter and vanilla, stirring well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

WHEN READY TO ASSEMBLE THE TRIFLE:

3. In a large mixing bowl, beat whipping cream with remaining 1/4 cup sugar at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1 tsp vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form
4. In the bottom of a trifle bowl, layer half of the blueberry muffins. Top muffins with 3 cups of blueberries. Top berries with half of whipped cream. top cream with 2/3 of lemon mixture. Top with remanining 3 cups of blueberries and remaining blueberry muffins.
5. In a large bowl, combine remaining lemon mixture and whipped cream, folding gently to combine, then spread over the muffin layer. Garnish with additional blueberries if desired.

Here is a recipe I plan to do on WTOK-TV on Friday, June 26. I tried it this week and reduced the amount of sugar in the original recipe by 3/4 cup. It seemed too sweet. It originally called for 2 cups of sugar in the lemon filling and 1.2 cup sugar in the whipping cream. You can do what your family likes. If you want to change it up, you can use store-bought whipped topping instead of making your own. You can also make a vanilla custard pudding like you would if making bannana pudding instead of using the lemon pie filling this recipe has. By the way, if you haven't tried making blueberry pudding following the Nabisco Bananna Pudding recipe with the meringue, you are missing something!

Blueberry Brunch Casserole

6 egg whites
2 eggs
2 cups 2% milk
2- 6-oz containers of a lemon flavored yogurt
1/4 cup sugar
8 oz day-old French bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 8-oz pkg fat-free cream cheese
1-1 1/2 cups blueberries
Whipped cream to top when serving

1. Cream softened cream cheese, sugar, and yogurt in a bowl. Beat in or whisk in egg whites, eggs, and milk. Mix well. Add bread cubes and toss to coat completely. Add blueberries.
2. Coat a 13x 9 inch glass baking pan with cooking spray. Pour egg mixture into the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350 F.
4. Remove plastic wrap and bake 50-55 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes. Garnish with additional blueberries and whipped topping. Serves 8.