Dining from the Dollar Store: Blueberry Bread

The Dollar Store, especially those with freezer cases, sell blueberries! Since bread is a favorite in this house, I decided to make some with blueberries. This the sort of recipe that begs to be doubled, for these delicious loaves won't last long....

BLUEBERRY BREAD

(from an online recipe)

Ingredients: 

(doubled from the original to make two loaves)

4 cups flour

1 1/2  cups white or raw* sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 1/3 cups orange juice*

4 tablespoons butter, melted*

2 cups frozen blueberries

Equipment:

Mixing bowl

Mixing spoon

Measuring cups

Measuring spoons

Two loaf pans

Cooking spray

Cooling rack

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Combine in a large bowl flour, orange juice,

Sugar, 

Salt and baking soda (the original recipe had one--or two if doubled--teaspoon baking powder, which you would add here as well),

Eggs,

And stir. Add the blueberries,

And mix the ingredients together. You may have to add a splash more or orange juice and mix the batter with your hands.

Spray the insides of the bread pans with cooking spray, then divide the batter between them.

Bake the bread for 60 to 65 minutes, or until you can insert a knife into the loaf and withdraw it without any of the batter sticking to the blade.

 

Remove the loaves from the pans and let them cool before eating--if you can wait that long...

Equipment that can be found at the Dollar Store:

Bread pans
Mixing spoons
Cooling racks
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons



Notes:

For the recipe, I used frozen, concentrated orange juice.

While the Dollar Store does sell raw sugar, it's in single-serving envelope form. You may find raw sugar at grocery stores, stores like BJ's or Downeast Food Distributors, or through food co-ops like the Good Food Co-op where you may buy a 50-pound bag by yourself or split it with others.


* Ingredients not found at the Dollar Store