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Blueberry-Banana Bread

Source of Recipe


Sunset, August 2005






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and drained (or frozen blueberries)
  
• 2 cups plus 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3)
  
• 1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
  
• 6 Tbsp butter, melted and cooled
  
• 1 large egg
  
• Oatmeal Streusel (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
   
   
2. In a small bowl, gently mix blueberries with 1 tablespoon of the flour. In another bowl, blend remaining 2 cups flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a third large bowl, whisk bananas, buttermilk, butter and egg to blend. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture just until evenly moistened; the batter will be stiff. Gently stir in blueberry mixture. Spread batter level in a buttered 5- x 9-in loaf pan. Sprinkle with oatmeal streusel and press in lightly.
   
   
3. Bake bread in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Let bread cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then run a knife around edges to loosen. Invert bread onto a plate, remove pan, and turn over onto rack to cool completely, about 45 minutes.
   
   Makes 1 loaf,
   10 servings.
   
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   OATMEAL STREUSEL
   
   • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
   • 1/4 cup regular rolled oats
   • 1/4 cup chopped dried banana chips
   • 2 Tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
   • 2 Tbsp butter, cut into chunks
   • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
   
   In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix with your fingers until fine crumbs form.