Blueberry Orange Bread

4.52 from 29 votes

Decades old, this recipe for Blueberry Orange Bread is tried and true. Fresh orange juice & zest, fresh or frozen blueberries, glazed with honey and orange,

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 25

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Blueberry Orange Bread, fresh blueberry bread, fresh orange bread, how to make blueberry bread with orange, quick bread

Servings: loaf

Calories: 222kcal

Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup orange juice I used freshly squeezed + 2 Tablespoons, divided
4 teaspoons orange zest divided
1 egg
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
2 Tablespoons honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Melt butter into boiling water in a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup orange juice and 3 teaspoons orange zest.
Add in egg, whisk until egg is beaten into the mixture. Mix in sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Add flour, baking soda and powder, and salt. Mix well.
Gently fold in blueberries.
Pour into prepared loaf pan.
Bake for one hour. (see notes) Remove when a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
Mix 2 Tablespoons orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange zest and 2 Tablespoons honey together. Pour over bread while it's still hot.

Notes

The original recipe is taken from the Winnehahas Good Cookin' Book from 1981.

The recipe said to bake for one hour. Mine seems to take more like 1 hour and 15 minutes. Check it and make sure it's done in the middle before removing it from oven.

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