Blueberry Orange Bread

From Very Berry Premium Cookbook

Bread Recipes | Fruit Recipes

Yield: Yield: 1 large or 2 small loaves

Makes a good coffee cake or tea treat.

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1 egg
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup blueberries

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Melt butter in boiling water and stir in orange juice and rind. Beat egg and sugar until light and lemon-colored. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately to egg mixture with orange juice mixture. Beat until smooth. Gently fold in berries. Place in greased 9x5-inch loaf pan, or in 2 smaller loaf pans. Bake about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until firm and golden. Take from oven and turn out on wire rack.

Glaze:

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

Combine glaze ingredients and spoon over warm loaf. Cool before slicing.

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