This quick bread recipe is unlike anything you have ever tasted. Layers of spiced streusel, fresh blueberries, and a subtly sweet bread, drizzled with a slightly tart lemon glaze while it's warm. You'll bake this one again and again.
PREPARE THE STREUSEL: with a fork, combine flour, cardamom, and sugars. Mix in the cream until the dry ingredients are completely moistened. Gently fold in the blueberries and set aside.
PREPARE THE BREAD DOUGH: Preheat the oven to 375˚F, and butter the bottom and sides a loaf pan.
In the bowl of your food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, lemon zest and cinnamon together. Add in the cold butter, and pulse about 8 or 9 times until the butter is incorporated, small chunks will remain. Transfer it all into a medium sized bowl.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the cream, egg, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture. Using a spatula, combine the wet ingredients with the dry. Form a ball, and place it on a lightly floured surface.
Knead the dough a few times, and flatten it into a 6" X 14" rectangle using your fingers.
Slice the dough into 12 pieces by first dividing it in half, lengthwise, into 2 long rectangles. Then dividing each long rectangle into 6 squares.
Spread 1/2 of the streusel over 6 of the squares. Then stack the dough squares without streusel on top of the ones with streusel. Spread the remaining streusel on top.
Arrange the dough squares, two at a time, standing up on end into the loaf pan. I leaned mine against a bowl to get the right angle. Some streusel will fall off, just scoop it up and sprinkle that over the top of the bread dough.
BAKE: for 50-55 minutes or until the top of the bread is a light golden brown. Remove the bread from the oven and cool slightly.
PREPARE THE LEMON GLAZE: Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice together until smooth. Add more or less juice until you get your desired consistency. Drizzle over warm bread.
Notes
Store in an airtight container. Consume within 5 days.