Friday, August 21, 2009

Gooseberry Blueberry Streusel Squares




"Streusel" is a crumbly topping made from a mixture of butter, flour, golden sugar, and ground cinnamon. The word 'streusel' comes from the German word "streuen" which means 'to sprinkle' or 'to scatter'. "Streusel" was originally used as a topping for the "StreuselKuchen" but you can use "Streusel" for any coffee cakes, muffins, tarts, dimsum bread, etc. etc. .
This recipe was inspired by Spiked-blueberry-crumb-bars@Cooking Canuck and Kuchen vom Blech@Dr. Oetker


  • 500 g Fresh gooseberry
  • 300 g Fresh blueberry
  • 2 tbsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 150 g Golden caster sugar
  • 350 g German #405 flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 200 g Cold butter
  • 1 Egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  1. Line a 30cmx25cm rectangle baking tray with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F.
  2. Combine the gooseberry, blueberry, lemon juice, half of the sugar and 2 tablespoon of flour in a mixing bowl.

  3. In another bowl, mix together the remaining of the sugar, flour, salt, ground cinnamon and baking powder. Cut in cold butter and rub until coarse crumbs form. Add in the egg and vanilla extract.
  4. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared baking tray. Spread on the berry mixture and cover with another half of the flour mixture. Bake for about 40-45 minutes until the surface has become golden and crisp.


49 comments:

  1. AAhh... this looks delicious...

    Nice one

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  2. Wow thats looking gr8 and i am drooling here

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  3. I love crumbly desserts, hehehe, this Streusel is mouth watering. A perfect dessert for a chill-out Sat dinner with friends.

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  4. this looks divine Angie, my dad loves goosesberries

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  5. mmmm the streusel topping is usually what I pick off first to eat. It's the best part!

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  6. Your streusel looks berry, berry good! LOL. I love them on cakes, for the added crunch :) As always, Angie - your baked goods are first class.

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  7. oh my god...what I love most abt this is that the crumble on top is THICK! Haha, I LOVe the crumbled topping on top, and that's probably the only reason I like this :-)

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  8. I love lots of streusel topping! This looks perfectly delicious with the two kinds of fresh berries. A lovely treat!

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  9. I love streusel, and this one looks great...I made one recently since hubby loves them! I like that comment- berry berry good, it fits this perfect...

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  10. Wow this looks mouth watering

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  11. Anonymous22/8/09 04:44

    Delicious streusel! I wish I could find some gooseberries around here!

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  12. wow angie! vat a mouthwatering streusel! love the addition of the two yummy berries :) yumm yumm!!

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  13. This looks so good that I want to have a whole pan of this to myself. Unfortunately, gooseberries are illegal in my state (the bush causes some sort of blight on one of our native trees). Some day in my travels, I will have gooseberries and love them!!

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  14. Oh this looks so fantastic. I would love to have one of these right now. Blueberries, streusel.. 2 of my favorite things.

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  15. I just posted a gooseberry recipe too! I used cooking gooseberries instead, they were sooo sour and my hubs banned me from cooking those ever since haha. Would love to try the dessert gooseberries though! Looks amazing!

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  16. @Abhilash Pillai : Thank you!
    @Pavithra: I could have saved one large square for you!
    @Chow and Chatter: I always find gooseberry kind of too sour for me to eat raw, So I prefer to use them bake a cake.
    @Nila Rosa: How nice to see you again! You must have been very busy with the hospitality job.
    @The Little Teochew: That's really kind of you!
    @Sophia, Reeni♥: Jep, I love the thick streusel!
    @Chef E: So does my husband. He has a sweet teeth.
    @Ann, 5 Star Foodie, Nora, Donna: Gals, thank you!
    @Katy: Although the streusel cakes taste good with almost all kinds of fruit, it's still a pity that the gooseberries are not available there.

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  17. I just posted a gooseberry recipe too! I used cooking gooseberries instead, they were sooo sour and my hubs banned me from cooking those ever since haha. Would love to try the dessert gooseberries though! Looks amazing!

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  18. I really liked the name,Gooseberry blueberry Streusel,looks delicious Angie...

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  19. very nice looking sweet berry goodness - you did it again Angie - well done!

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  20. Angie this is delicious! Your pictures are making me drool! Love it!

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  21. Looks so good! Love fruit desserts, and anything stopped with streusel has to be good.

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  22. You got me on the word streusel. I love streusel. Then came the blueberries.....I must try this.

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  23. I love a streusel topping on just about anything, and this looks delicious!

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  24. This is definitely a perfect tea time treat!

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  25. These look so delicious...I love fruit desserts!

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  26. streusel squares look heavenly, love fruity ones!

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  27. Very delicious recipe and your site new template is superb!

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  28. I'd love this for breakfast or as a snack, especially with ice cream!

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  29. Lovely dessert, can have it anytime of the day.

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  30. Mmm! I love the combination of berries in this! Nice!

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  31. That looks great! I love gooseberries, beautiful flavors in that dessert.

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  32. I've never had gooseberries before. These look so yummy. I like making lots of extra streusel so that I can eat the leftovers. :)

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  33. Love this Blueberry streusel! Can tell how delicious it is from just the picture :)

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  34. I have no words to describe how great these look. WOW, YUM!

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  35. This is one of my favorite kinds of desserts! It looks scrumptious!

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  36. Oh my God, it's been ages since I even saw gooseberries. I think I'd eat half of this cake in this very moment.

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  37. I'm thinking blackberries and raspberries! Love your photos the colors of the berries are gorgeous!
    ~ingrid

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