Blueberry Shortbread Slice

I adore blueberries...always have.  One of my very first recipes was for blueberry muffins.  I've shared my perfected version of that here in a prior post.  I have recently been working on a blueberry slice, and have found one that is just lovely for afternoon tea.  It isn't too sweet, and the tartness of the blueberries matches well with the buttery shortbread. 

Ingredients:

Shortbread Dough

1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups plain flour
1 cup butter, cut into small cubes
1 egg
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground cinnamon
Berry Filling
4 cups blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
3 teaspoons cornstarch

Method:

1.Preheat oven to 190 degrees C. Grease a 13x9 inch pan.

2.Combine 1 cup of the sugar, the flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, butter, and egg. Dough will be crumbly. I usually do this step in my Kitchen Aid. 

3. Pat half of the dough into the prepared pan.

3.Combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the cornstarch and blueberries. Place mixture over dough in pan. Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the blueberries.

4.Bake for 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

5. Enjoy!