Saturday, September 15, 2007

Cherokee Hucklebery-Honey Cake

1/2 cup Butter, softened
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Honey
3 Eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Milk
1 1/2 cup Plus 1 tablespoon unbleached flour
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Fresh huckleberries or Blueberries or frozen or Canned Berries, well drained

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and honey. Beat in eggs and milk. Sift in 1 1/2 cups of flour, baking powder and salt. Combine thoroughly. In a small bowl, toss berries with remaining flour. Gently fold berries into batter. Pour batter into a 5x9 inch loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour, until the cake is golden brown.

Serves 6 to 8.

"Spirit Of The Harvest, North American Indian Cooking" by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs