Blueberry Bread with Buttermilk
Description
Made with buttermilk and baked with a sweet topping, this fresh blueberry bread makes a delicious breakfast treat or dessert. The recipe makes one loaf.
Ingredients
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 large eggs
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup fresh blueberries, or more to taste
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1/4 cup white sugar
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2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
2
Combine 1 3/4 cups flour and baking powder in a medium bowl; set aside.
3
Cream 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a small bowl; beat for about 1 minute. Add eggs; mix well. Add buttermilk and vanilla extract, mix until well incorporated. Stir into flour mixture until incorporated. Fold in blueberries with a rubber spatula; pour into the prepared pan.
4
Combine 1/4 cup sugar, 2 1/2 tablespoons flour, and 2 tablespoons butter in a bowl with your fingers until butter is mixed in well with flour and sugar; sprinkle over batter.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of the pan; remove loaf from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.