Some books make me hungry for more, literally! Often books include recipes or feature characters who cook up mouth-watering creations. So once a month I plan to feature a book I have recently read with a recipe that goes along with it. Here is my first feature — Recipe for Murder and Lemon Crumb Cake, courtesy of main character Priscilla Crumb.
My Review HERE.
Ingredients:
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 can (15-3/4 ounces) lemon pie filling
Topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup cold butter, cubed
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, optional
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, beat the first five ingredients until well blended. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into buttermilk mixture until blended. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in baking pan coated with cooking spray. Drop pie filling by teaspoonfuls over batter.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in almonds; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
3. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.
Yield: 20 servings.