Huckleberry Coffee Cake

In a month or so the huckleberry season will be on in North Idaho and we are going so need to use up the frozen huckleberries from last year.

This photo is from the last time we went picking 4 years ago.  Usually we purchase directly from pickers.

Tonight I sat down with an old cookbook put together by some local ladies...one without pictures so I don't usually pick it up anymore; and I found a recipe for Lemon Blueberry Streusel.  Huckleberries can be substituted for blueberries...this should be good.

By the time I substituted this and that so I could make it without going to the store it barely resembles the original.  I was especially trying to avoid using milk. 

So here is the final recipe.

Streusel Topping:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1/4 cup raw turbinado sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup whole wheat fresh ground flour
pinch of salt
4 tablespoons soft butter (not margarine)
zest of one large lemon
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (vietnamese)

Combine the above ingredients and fold in:

1/2 cup frozen huckleberries

Coffee Cake:

4 tablespoons softened butter
3/4 cup raw turninado sugar (next time do a 1/2 cup)
zest of two lemons
juice of one lemon
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat fresh ground flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups frozen huckleberries

Place the Demarle At Home Sunflower Mold on a Medium Perforated Tray (or use a 9 x13 well greased).

In a medium bowl stir butter, sugar and lemon zest.  Add lemon juice, cream and egg and stir until smooth.  In another bowl mix flour, baking poder and salt.  Combine dry and wet ingredients, then fold in frozen huckleberries.  The mixture is thick.  Spoon batter into the mold and sprinkle with the topping.

Bake until golden brown about 50 minutes and then check for doneness at your altitude.  Serves 8.

A note about using this sunflower mold:  The streusel will be on the bottom once you turn it out onto a serving plate.  If that matters, don't use this mold.  Use one with a flat bottom (and turn it twice) or use a 9 x 13 baking dish.

This is what it looked like before I turned it out:

During dinner my husband said this is food fit for a king.  He liked it and had another portion before bed.