Blueberry Cake Bread Recipe

A note on adding the blueberries: Don't add the blueberries during the mixing cycle or kneading cycle. Wait until the batter is well blended and done mixing and then add the blueberries and fold them into the batter with a spoon or plastic spatula. Fresh blueberries are very tender and if subject to the kneading paddle of the bread machine will burst. The result will be a purple dough and loaf lacking the burst of blueberry flavor that you get from whole blueberries in the loaf. After you folded the blueberries into the batter use your reserved blueberries to top the batter before baking.

DIRECTIONS — Start and Finish In Your Bread Machine:

1. Add all of the ingredients to the bread machine bread pan in the order indicated in the ingredients list and select the batter bread or cake bread setting for a 1.5-pound loaf. If it asks for a crust setting, select medium crust.
2. When done, remove from the bread pan and let rest on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Slice and serve.

Start in Bread Machine and Finish In Your Oven: 3. Select a setting that does not have a rising cycle at the end of the setting such as a pasta dough or cookie dough setting. If you use the standard dough cycle, pour out the batter into a lightly buttered 8-inch square glass baking pan after the kneading or mixing cycle, and before the rising cycle begins. Fold in and top with the blueberries after you've poured the batter into the baking pan. 4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line bottom with parchment or wax paper, or dust lightly with flour. 5. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick, wooden skewer or knife can be inserted into the center and comes out dry. If it's wet, bake another ten minutes and repeat until the insert comes out dry. 6. Place pan onto wire rack to cool. Remove from pan with spatulas and slice and serve.