Name: Blueberry bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cup (300g) plain flour; 2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup (220g) demerara sugar; 1 punnet blueberries; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 60 gram butter, melted; 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk; icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Blueberry bread

Serves 10

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

1H 10M

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Ingredients

2 cup (300g) plain flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup (220g) demerara sugar

1 punnet blueberries

1 egg, lightly beaten

60 gram butter, melted

1 cup (250ml) buttermilk

icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Lightly grease and line base of a 21cm x 11cm x 7cm loaf pan.

2.Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, nutmeg and a good pinch of salt into a large bowl. Stir in demerara sugar and blueberries. Make a well in centre and fold through combined egg, butter and buttermilk. Spoon into prepared pan.

3.Bake for 1 hour, until risen, golden on top, and coming away from sides of pan. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes in pan, then tum out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar, if you like, and slice to serve.

Serve this at brekkie or tea with a hot cuppa or cold milk for the kids.
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