Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Blueberry Coffee Cake


This Blueberry Coffee Cake has a classic crumble topping and is a favorite restaurant recipe. This is my favorite coffee cake recipe, with its moist cake base and deliciously crunchy top. The coffee cake recipe brings back memories of homemade goodness. 


Blueberries health benefits - Cancer prevention food; Ohio State University study that found blueberries shrunk the size of tumors and significantly improved survival rates in an animal research project. Mice with blood vessel tumors that were fed blueberry extract lived twice as long as mice that weren't given blueberries. In addition, the tumors in the mice fed blueberries were 60 percent smaller than the other group.

This type of tumor is the most common type affecting young children and occurs in about 3 percent of babies and children. The tumors usually cannot be operated on. Researchers said they plan to conduct human trials and some day use blueberries as a treatment for children with blood vessel tumors.

A compound in blueberries has also been found to prevent colon cancer, according to a 2007 study jointly conducted by scientists at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The study's lead researcher, Bandaru Reddy, PhD., said, "This study underscores the need to include more berries in the diet, especially blueberries."

In their study, colon cancer was induced in 18 rats and nine were fed a balanced diet plus the blueberry compound pterostilbene, and nine consumed a balanced diet with no pterostilbene. After eight weeks, the group eating the blueberry extract experienced 57 percent fewer pre-cancerous lesions in the colon compared to the other group.

And in 2005, researchers from the University of Illinios reported that the antioxidants called anthocyanins in wild blueberries prevent cancer from forming and stop them from proliferating. Published in the Journal of Food Science, the study tested the effects of blueberries on prostate and liver cancer cells. The lead scientist, Mary Ann Lila, Ph.D., reported that wild blueberres have have "cancer-fighting properties at all stages: initiation, promotion and proliferation. Wild blueberry compounds offer a multi-pronged attack against cancer."

Cancer prevention - that tops the list of blueberries health benefits. See our full list of 10 fruits that fight cancer.

One online source of wild blueberry supplements and dried wild blueberries is Traverse Bay Farms, which sends these products to you with no shipping charges and offers a money-back guarantee on its supplement. This is an easy way to enjoy blueberries health benefits when they are not in season.


Coffee Cake
Most frequently restaurant guests order the coffee cake at breakfast time with a 1 8oz cup of coffee or tea.

It serves them well as a breakfast but is also very good for a brunch or at afternoon tea.

Blueberries have more to offer than just good taste! Did you know that blueberries are a good source of vitamin C and Fiber. Blueberries are super food complete source of antioxidants that pump up your immune system and fight off disease.

Not only are blueberries a healthy and tasty fruit, but they are one of the easiest fruits to prepare. Just rinse off with cold water and you can use either fresh or frozen all antioxidants, vitamins and fiber are the same.

If you buy or pick fresh blueberries, let the blueberries sit for a couple of days somewhere cool to allow them to develop their full flavor.

Blueberry Coffee Cake
 
Preparation time: 15 minutes. Serves 12.


Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

1 cup milk

3 eggs

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups all purpose flour

2 cups blueberries

Crumb topping (see below)

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, milk, eggs, sugar, baking powder, vanilla and flour. Beat until light.

Add blueberries and gently fold in by hand
Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipes
Turn into a greased and floured 9 X 12 inch pan, spreading coffee cake batter evenly

Sprinkle with crumb topping

Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes

That's all there is to making this delicious cake. Here is the crumb topping recipe.

Crumb Topping

Preparation time: 8 minutes; Makes enough for coffee cake topping.

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Instructions:

In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon and mix well

Cut butter into tablespoon size chunks and gradually mix into the flour mixture

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