nectarine + blackberry shortbread

this morning i woke up, read this blog post, and immediately headed downstairs to bake it. i grabbed a nectarine (instead of a peach) because it seemed more ripe than the peaches i had...and threw in what little was left of the blackberries i had picked yesterday. it turned out really well!! much better than that un-crumbly crumb cake i made yesterday.

(adapted from smitten kitchen's recipe)

ingredients:

1/2 cup white sugar

1.5 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp cinnamon

1/16 tsp nutmeg

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

1/2 egg

1 nectarine, sliced thinly

a handful of blackberries

directions:

1. sift together the sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl.

2. using a pastry blender, blend in the butter and then the egg until the mixture is crumbly.

3. pat 3/4 of the crumbs firmly into a greased 8x8 pan.

4. arrange the sliced nectarines on top of the crumb base and then scatter on the blackberries.

5. top with the remaining crumbs.

6. bake at 375F for 30 minutes!