Friday, July 24, 2009

Blueberry Bread

Southern Living October 20081 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup blueberries
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°.

Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir in blueberries.

Whisk together sugar and next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl until thoroughly blended. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until blended. Pour batter into a lightly greased 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan or mini loaf pans.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour(large loaf) or 35 minutes (mini loaves) or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour).

Blackberry Bread: Prepare recipe as directed in Step 1, substituting 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries for blueberries. Proceed with recipe as directed, increasing bake time to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.