Today in American History… Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York.

Before he became the 32nd President of the United States (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945) he also served our country in other capacities:

🇺🇸 Member of the New York State Senate (26th District) from 1911 – 1913

🇺🇸 Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 – 1920 and

🇺🇸 44th Governor of New York (1929 – 1932)

In honor of his birthday today, I made one of his favorite desserts: Blueberry Pudding. He was known to enjoy Blueberry Pudding and also an avid lover of Fruitcake.

Blueberry Pudding

Ingredients

1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries (I used frozen)

3/4 Cup Brown Sugar, divided

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided

1/2 Cup of cold unsalted butter, diced

1 cup whole milk

1 egg

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Optional: homemade whipped cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch pie plate.

Place blueberries in medium bowl.

In a small bowl, add 1/4 cup of the brown sugar and 1 Tbsp of the flour and mix well. Make sure to coat all of the blueberries.

Spoon the mixture into the pie plate.

In separate medium bowl, add remaining 1 cup of flour and the diced butter together and rub with your fingertips until well blended.

Mix in remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar.

Add the milk, egg, lemon peel and vanilla. Blend all of the ingredients very well!

Pour the batter over the blueberry mixture.

Bake un the oven until firm and golden brown – takes about 55 minutes.

Cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

Top with whipped topping or maybe vanilla ice cream for extra deliciousness! (I personally opted for homemade whipped cream – so delicious!)