LEMON - BLUEBERRY LOAF
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
1/2 TEASPOON SALT
1 TABLESPOON BAKING POWDER
6 TABLESPOONS BUTTER (OR MARGARINE)
1 1/3 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR - DIVIDED
2 EGGS
2 TEASPOONS GRATED LEMON RIND
1/2 CUP MILK
1 1/2 CUP FRESH BLUEBERRIES
3 TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
DIRECTIONS
PRE HEAT OVEN TO 325 F
GREASE AND THEN LINE WITH PARCHMENT PAPER A 9 BY 5 LOAF PAN
COMBINE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT IN SMALL BOWL
IN ANOTHER BOWL, BEAT BUTTER WITH 1 CUP SUGAR UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY
ADD EGGS TO BUTTER MIX 1 AT A TIME, BEATING WELL AFTER EACH EGG
ADD LEMON RIND TO THIS BUTTER MIX (STIR IT IN WITH SPOON WELL)
ADD FLOUR MIXTURE, ALTERNATING WITH MILK (BEGIN AND END ADDING THE DRY INGREDIENT BOWL MIX)
*SPRINKLE A LITTLE FLOUR OVER THE BLUEBERRIES
THEN FOLD THE BLUEBERRIES INTO THE MIX, STIR GENTLY SO AS TO NOT SQUISH THE BERRIES /default_wink.png
BAKE FOR 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, REMOVE PAN FROM OVEN
IN A GLASS, MICROWAVE SAFE MEASURING CUP, MIX THE THREE TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE AND REMAINING 1/3 CUP SUGAR. MICROWAVE ABOUT A MINUTE UNTIL SUGAR IS DISSOLVED (WATCH IT CAREFULLY SO IT DOESN'T OVERFLOW THE MEASURING CUP)
TAKE A TOOTH PICK AND POKE THE TOP OF THE LOAF SEVERAL TIMES ALL AROUND THE LOAF.
POUR LEMON JUICE / SUGAR MIX OVER TOP OF LOAF
LET COOL FOR AN HOUR IN THE PAN BEFORE REMOVING