Blueberry And Cheese Streusel

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon, rind of, grated
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (she used walnuts)
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 to make the batter: add the flour, sugar, and salt to a large mixing bowl; stir to combine.
• 2 using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture.
• 3 set aside 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
• 4 to the remaining crumb mixture, add baking powder, milk, eggs, and vanilla.
• 5 beat for 2 minutes; pour mixture into a lightly greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• 6 layer the blueberries over the batter mixture.
• 7 in another mixing bowl, combine all the filling ingredients; layer over the blueberries.
• 8 in another mixing bowl, add the chopped nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, and reserved crumb mixture; toss to mix.
• 9 sprinkle over the filling layer.
• 10 bake in a 350° oven for 50 minutes or until pick comes out clean.