Blueberry Bread with Buttermilk

Made with buttermilk and baked with a sweet topping, this fresh blueberry bread makes a delicious breakfast treat or dessert. The recipe makes one loaf.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 314 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup fresh blueberries, or more to taste
• 2.5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 cup buttermilk
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Combine 1 3/4 cups flour and baking powder in a medium bowl; set aside.

Step 3

Cream 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a small bowl; beat for about 1 minute. Add eggs; mix well. Add buttermilk and vanilla extract, mix until well incorporated. Stir into flour mixture until incorporated. Fold in blueberries with a rubber spatula; pour into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Combine 1/4 cup sugar, 2 1/2 tablespoons flour, and 2 tablespoons butter in a bowl with your fingers until butter is mixed in well with flour and sugar; sprinkle over batter.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of the pan; remove loaf from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.