Blueberry Buckle

My friend Carrie Witkop is well known in our neighborhood for a number of things, like riding her bike everywhere she goes, even if it is only one block, often with her skinny mutt Tasha trotting behind her, organizing neighborhood musicals over the holidays, and getting us all behind her political activism for pedestrian safety and better schools.  She is also renowned for her beautiful and delicious pies and breads, which she brings to neighborhood gatherings.

In the summer, her friends, along with her husband and three sons, eagerly await blueberry season so she will make her famous blueberry buckle, which is a decadent coffee cake that is loaded with blueberries and has a buttery crumb topping. Carrie has agreed to let me share her fabulous recipe here so you can make it for your friends and family, too.