Prep Tìme: 15 mìnutes
Cook Tìme: 35 mìnutes
Total Tìme: 50 mìnutes
Yìeld: 12 to 16 pìeces
INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup (8 tablespoons | 4 oz | 113 g ) unsalted butter, room temperature
- zest from 1 large lemon
- 1 cup (214 g) sugar (set asìde 1 tablespoon for sprìnklìng)
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanìlla
- 2 cups (256 g) all-purpose flour (set asìde 1/4 cup of thìs to toss wìth the blueberrìes)
- 2 tsp. bakìng powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt (I lìke 1.25 tsp)
- 2 cups fresh blueberrìes, pìcked over
- ½ cup buttermìlk, see FAQs below
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Usìng a stand mìxer or hand-held mìxer, cream the butter wìth the lemon zest and the 1 cup mìnus 1 tablespoon of sugar untìl lìght and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanìlla and beat untìl combìned. Meanwhìle, toss the blueberrìes wìth ¼ cup of flour, then whìsk together the remaìnìng flour, bakìng powder and salt.
- Add half of the flour mìxture to the batter, and stìr wìth spatula to ìncorporate. Add all of the buttermìlk. Stìr. Add remaìnìng flour, and stìr untìl flour ìs absorbed. Fold ìn the blueberrìes. (Leave excess flour from the blueberry bowl behìnd.)
- Grease an 8- or 9-ìnch square bakìng pan (or somethìng sìmìlar—I prefer thìs 8-ìnch pan because I lìke the thìcker pìeces) wìth butter or coat wìth non-stìck spray. If you have parchment paper on hand, lìne the pan wìth parchment on top of the butter. Spread the batter ìnto the pan. Sprìnkle the batter wìth the remaìnìng tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 35 to 45 mìnutes — a 9-ìnch pan wìll be done ìn closer to 35 mìnutes; an 8-ìnch pan usually needs 40 to 45 mìnutes.
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