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Martha's scrumptious blueberry crisp

This Memorial Day, borrow a classic dessert recipe from the celebrity chef

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updated 10:33 a.m. ET May 20, 2009

This Memorial Day, serve up a sweet and tasty treat from Martha Stewart! The celebrity chef shares her classic dessert ideas — a  scrumptious blueberry crisp and cream puffs with lemon mousse and blueberry sauce:

Blueberry Crisp
Martha Stewart

This crisp has a loose and juicy filling. If you would prefer a thicker filling, add an extra teaspoon of cornstarch.

INGREDIENTS

For the filling

6 cups (3 pints) blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

For the topping

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats (or chopped nuts, such as almonds)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
⅓ cup sugar

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375°. Make the filling: Mix blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl. Transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish.

Make the topping: Stir together flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar in a mixer until pale and fluffy. Stir dry ingredients into butter. Using your hands, squeeze topping pieces together into clumps.

Sprinkle topping evenly over filling. Bake until bubbling in center and brown on top, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool for 30 minutes before serving.

TIPS

Crisp tip: Make and freeze extra batches of the topping. Whenever you have fresh fruit on hand, you’ll be able to assemble the dessert quickly.

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Cream Puffs with Lemon Mousse and Blueberry sauce
Martha Stewart

Makes 10

INGREDIENTS

For the cream puffs

1 cup water
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
5 large eggs, plus 1 large egg lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling

For the blueberry sauce

2 cups (1 pint) blueberries
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

For the lemon mousse

3/4 cup Lemon Curd (recipe follows)
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped

DIRECTIONS

Make the cream puffs: Preheat oven to 400°. Combine water, butter, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in flour until combined, and return to medium heat.

Dry the panade by stirring constantly for 4 minutes. It is ready when it pulls away from the sides and a film forms on the bottom of the pan.

Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on low until slightly cooled, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add 4 eggs, one at a time, incorporating each completely before adding the next. Lightly beat fifth egg, and add a little at a time until batter is smooth and shiny. Test by touching it with your finger and lifting to form a string. If string does not form, the batter needs more egg. If you’ve added all the eggs and the batter still doesn’t form a string, add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it does.

Using a pastry bag fitted with a plain ½-inch round tip, pipe ten 2½-inch rounds of batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°, and bake until puffed and golden and centers are dry, about 35 minutes more. Let cool on a wire rack.

Make the blueberry sauce: Bring 1 cup blueberries, the water, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer until most of the berries have burst, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining cup blueberries, and crush lightly.

Make the lemon mousse: Lightly whisk lemon curd, and fold in whipped cream using a rubber spatula. Halve each cream puff, and fill bottoms with lemon-mousse. Spoon on blueberry sauce, replace tops, and serve.

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For more cooking and baking ideas, visit Marthastewart.com.


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