Blueberry Orange Bread Recipe

5 from 2 votes

This Blueberry Orange Bread recipe is a deliciously moist bread that is bursting with flavor. The combination of oranges and blueberries gives this bread a special flavor of sweetness and tanginess and it makes it absolutely a bread you have to try.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry bread

Servings:

Calories: 382kcal

Author: Jill

Ingredients

Bread Ingredients

2 c all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
3 tbsp orange zest
⅓ c water
2 tbsp unsalted butter cut into small pieces
1 large egg lightly beaten
1 c granulated sugar
½ c orange juice
¾ c fresh blueberries

Orange Icing Glaze Ingredients

2 c powdered sugar
3½ tbsp fresh orange juice

Instructions

Bread Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease loaf pan.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix together orange juice, egg, water, butter and orange zest.
Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until combined.
Fold in blueberries.
Pour into greased pan.
Bake on center rack of oven for approx. 1-hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.

Orange Icing Glaze Instructions

Mix orange juice with powdered sugar until combined and it is a thin enough consistency to drizzle. You may need to add additional orange juice if too thick.
Drizzle over cooled cake, allowing it to drape down sides of bread. Let set up before slicing.

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