Very Berry Coffee Cake

I figured it was long overdue to post here and since berries are starting to be in season, what better reason to bake this. (Especially since it's cold outside.)

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup (1 stick) butter
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
2 cups of berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries or a combination thereof
(I’ve even tried it with mango. I think it worked out fine.)

Preheat oven to 375o F. Lightly spray a large square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Combine flour and brown sugar in a large bowl. Cut in butter until resembles coarse crumbs, stir in cinnamon; set aside ½ for topping. Add and stir in baking powder and salt to remaining mixture.

In a small bowl whisk egg and milk together; add to flour mixture, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened.

Pour batter into baking pan: sprinkle with berries and served flour mixture. Bake 30-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven, serve warm.

Serves 12.

I made this recipe for a bake sale, used two smaller square tins (7x7) and divided the recipe into the two pans. They came out great, but I did add a tiny bit more berries to each.