Blueberry Streusel Bread

     I usually buy this delightful blueberry bread that we get at the store, Franz Lake Chelan Blueberry Bread. It is expensive, which prompted me to find a recipe. It didn't take me long and I had thought I found the right one, but I was wrong. It's okay, though. I decided to give it a try anyways. I did find it on Pinterest, http://pinterest.com/pin/153052087308579428/

This is how my Blueberry Streusel Bread turned out.

Blueberry Streusel Bread Recipe
(makes 1 loaf)

Bread

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup butter, chilled, cut up
• 2/3 cup buttermilk (see below for making your own buttermilk)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (use the smaller sized ones as they hold up better than the big ones)

Topping

• 2 Tbsp flour
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

(To make your own buttermilk; in a measure cup add 1 Tbsp of lemon juice or white vinegar, add enough milk to bring it up to the 1 cup measure line, let sit for 5 minutes and then use however much the recipe calls for).

Directions:

     Heat oven, 350 degrees. Grease 9x5 loaf pan, set aside. In large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt. With pastry blender, cut in butter until it resembles fine crumbs. 
     Stir in buttermilk, vanilla, and egg until dry mix is moistened. Gently fold in blueberries. Pour batter into loaf pan. 
      In small bowl, mix together all topping ingredients. Sprinkle over batter in loaf pan.
     Bake 65 - 70 minutes, let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.


After making it was when I realized it wasn't anywhere close to the recipe I was searching for, but it was still good. Reminded me of a cross between a cookie dough and banana bread, minus the bananas. It only lasted 1 day in our house. Would I make this again, it's possible.