Blueberry Cranberry Bread Recipes

CRANBERRY BLUEBERRY BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Following the manufacturers directions for your bread machine, add all the ingredients to the bread pan except the cranberries and blueberries.
• Set the machine for either the Sweet or Basic/White bread cycle.
• Select either a Light or Medium crust.
• Add the cranberries and blueberries during the last 5 to 10 minutes of the kneading cycle or at the raisin/nut signal.
• *Note: Do not use the delay cycle for this bread recipe.

BLUEBERRY CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease two standard size loaf pans.
• Mix cranberries, blueberries and granulated sugar together in saucepan, cooking over medium heat and stirring until sugar is dissloved.
• Remove from heat and set fruit aside to cool.
• Mix brown sugar and butter in mixing bowl and beat until blended. Add eggs and beat well.
• Stir in buttermilk.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl and stir until well mixed.
• Add to butter mixture and stir until just blended.
• Stir in fruit and sugar mixture.
• Spoon batter into greased loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour and ten minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center.
• Remove and cool.

BLUEBERRY BREAD WITH CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Place blueberries, sugar, butter, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes. Separate blueberries from sauce using a colander or strainer and set both aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl for the topping. Knead with a fork until all ingredients are combined. Set aside.
• For the bread, mix 1/2 cup blueberry sauce, sugar, sour cream, eggs, and butter together in a bowl.
• Mix drained blueberries, flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Combine wet ingredients and dry ingredients. Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with the topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 35 minutes. Serve with remaining blueberry sauce.

LEMON BLUEBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, lemon juice and eggs. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into egg mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in the blueberries, nuts and lemon zest. , Transfer to a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely.

CRANBERRY BLUEBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Make 1 ½ Pound Recipe with bread machines that use 3 cups flour, or make 2 Pound Recipe with bread machines that use 4 cups flour.Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except cranberries and blueberries in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add cranberries and blueberries at the Raisin/Nut signal.Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Do not use delay cycles. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.1 Slice: 165 calories (20 calories from fat) 2g fat (0g saturated) 0mg cholesterol 270 sodium 35g carbohydrate (2g dietary fiber) 4g proteinSUCCESS TIP If your bread machine doesn't have a Raisin/Nut signal, add the cranberries and blueberries 5 to 10 minutes before the last kneading cycle ends. Check your bread machine's use-and-care book to find out how long the last cycle runs.SUCCESS TIP We found from our testing that the same amount of yeast is needed for both the 1 1/2-pound and 2-pound loaves.TRY THISDried cherries are a nice replacement for the dried cranberries for a red, white and blue loaf of summer bread.From "Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook, The Goodness of Homemade Bread the Easy Way." Text Copyright 1999 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.