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Mixed Berry Buckle

A BUCKLE—COUSIN to crumble, crisp, and coffee cake—consists of a thick cake batter mixed with chopped fruit or berries and baked under a crunchy streusel topping. Friendly and rustic, it’s been a favorite of New England home cooks for hundreds of years.

But when I tested five existing recipes for buckles, the results were all over the place. Some versions were on the

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