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Mrs. Moodie's Blueberry Bread

Mrs. Moodie's Blueberry Bread

Mrs. Moodie’s recipe for blueberry bread. A house favorite for breakfast and dessert.

  • 1 loaf bread
  • 15 minutes
  • 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease and flour 9”x5” loaf pan.
  2. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and 1 cup sugar just until blended. Increase speed to medium; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Reduce speed to low; add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until well blended, occasionally scraping the bowl with rubber spatula.
  5. Alternately add flour mixture and milk, mixing just until blended. Gently stir in blueberries.
  6. Spoon batter into loaf pan. Bake loaf 1 hour and 5 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool loaf in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan.
  7. With skewer, prick top and side of warm cake in many places. In small bowl, mix lemon juice and 1/3 cup sugar. With pastry brush, brush top and sides of warm cake with lemon glaze. Cool cake on wire rack.