Our grocery store had blueberries on sale the other day. It's the kind of sale I love and hate...buy one get one free. The problem is that you can't get a deal without getting more than you actually need, but at the same time, I wanted blueberries anyway, and so it gave me an excuse to make this delicious bread.
This recipe is just slightly modified from the one I found online here. I don't think it's necessary to change a thing, but I didn't have enough lemon so I threw in some fresh orange juice, and made an orange glaze instead, and it's so yummy. The lemon might have added more of a zing, but the orange and blueberry were a little sweeter.
Blueberry Orange Quick Bread
Ingredients:
BREAD
- 1/3 C butter, melted
- 1 C sugar
- 1 TBS lemon juice
- 2 TBS orange juice (fresh)
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 C flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 C milk
- 1 C fresh blueberries
- 1/2 C chopped walnuts
- 2 TBS combination of grated lemon & orange peels (mine was mostly orange)
- 2 TBS orange juice (fresh)
- 1/4 C sugar
Directions:
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, lemon/orange juice and eggs. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into egg mixture alternating with milk and beating after each addition. Fold in the berries, nuts, and peel.
- Transfer to a greased 8"x4" loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 60-70 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 mins before removing from pan to wire rack.
- Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely.
