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Expand2 cups unbleached all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
3 teaspoons baking powder Ask a question about this ingredient
3 tablespoons sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1 egg, slightly beaten Ask a question about this ingredient
3/4 cups milk Ask a question about this ingredient
6-7 tablespoons chilled, unsalted butter Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 teaspoon lavender buds Ask a question about this ingredient
Preheat oven to 375.
Ask a question about this stepSift flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together.
Ask a question about this stepCut butter into small pieces and blend (you may use a pastry blender or fork, but Mom uses her hands) into above mixture until consistency of cornmeal (if you are using lavender buds, this is the time to mix in 1 1/2 teaspoons of the buds).
Ask a question about this stepAdd egg and milk; mix quickly with fork until just blended.
Ask a question about this stepAdd blackberries, raspberries, blueberries or strawberries if you want a berry lumple. My mom usually makes lavender, blueberry lumples and adds only 3 or 4 blueberries to each lumple; she puts in the berries after the lumples are formed and on the cookie sheet).
Ask a question about this stepBake 15-20 minutes.
Ask a question about this step1/3 cup confectioner's sugar (sifted well) Ask a question about this ingredient
3 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature Ask a question about this ingredient
Juice of a little less than 1/2 of a Meyer lemon Ask a question about this ingredient
Mix well until smooth-if mixture is too thick add another tablespoon of softened butter. As soon as lumples come out of oven, put a heaping teaspoon of the glaze on each lumple. It will self-drizzle because of the heat and meld beautifully with the lumples.
Ask a question about this stepThe whole, hilarious story is here - http://fforfood.blogspot.com/2009/10/plucky-breeda-lumple.html
It's all about my wacky mom...
Oh, that's a fantastic story! Thank you for sharing.
I've never heard of a "limple" but it is adorable.
Kristen is the Senior Editor of food52.
I have to ask: why is it called a "Lumple"?