Cherry Buckle

Name: Cherry Buckle
Yield: makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19); 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 tablespoons dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 pound frozen pitted, sweet dark cherries (about 3 cups), defrosted for 30 minutes, then liquid poured off; 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19); 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum; 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 2 tablespoons rice milk; 1/2 cup rice milk; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

December 9, 2011

Buckles differ from crumbles and crisps in that the fruit is interwoven with cake batter, then topped with a crumb topping. This dessert is a favorite of my son Monte’s. He loves it for its funny-sounding name and its supreme yumminess. The top should have a buckled or crumpled appearance.

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