Blueberry Gingerbread

Description: I love this unusual gingerbread recipe and have always gotten great reviews. I got the recipes years ago from a cookbook that Benson & Hedges put out. (I haven't smoked since 1986 so you can tell that I have had this for a long time.)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup fresh blueberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. With mixer, beat together oil, 1 C sugar, salt and molasses.
3. Beat in egg.
4. Combine flour, spices and baking soda, dredge blueberries with 2 Tbsp of mixture.
5. Add remaining flour mixture to first mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition.
6. Stir in blueberries.
7. Pour into a greased and floured 12 x 7 baking dish.
8. Sprinkle top with remaining 2 Tbsp sugar.
9. Bake for 35- 40 minutes.
10. Cut into squares and serve warm with butter.
11. May be served with whipped cream for dessert.