Blueberry Orange Bread
By Yankee Magazine|May 26 2011|
Makes a good coffee cake or tea treat.
Yield
Yield: 1 large or 2 small loaves
Ingredients
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
Instructions
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 9×5-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:
Ingredients
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
Instructions
Combine glaze ingredients and spoon over warm loaf. Cool before slicing.
