Blueberry Bread Muffins

“Mamas Gordon loved this Blueberry Bread and requested it for every Gordon beach week.”

Blueberry Bread

Preheat the oven to 350

Grease and flour two 9 x 5 loaf pans or use large muffin pans with foil baking cups.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

2. 2 cups sugar

3. 1 tsp vanilla

4. 4 eggs

5. 3 cups plus 2 Tbsp flour, divided

6. 1 tsp salt

7. 1 tsp cream of tartar

8. 1/2 tsp baking soda

9. 8 oz lemon yogurt

10. rind of 1 lemon, grated

11. 2 cups fresh blueberries

12. 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional

Directions

1. In a large bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.

2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. In a medium bowl sift together 3 cups of flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.

4. In a small bowl combine yogurt and lemon rind. Mix well.

5. Add yogurt mixture and flour mixture to creamed butter mixture alternately ending with yogurt mixture.

6. Dust the blueberries with 2 Tbsp of flour.

7. Stir the blueberries into the batter.

8. Pour the batter into the 2 prepared loaf pans.

9. Bake loaves for 50 - 55 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

When to make this

Make this bread to serve for breakfast or brunch. It is a wonderful hostess gift and the best thing - this recipe makes 2 loaves so you can keep one for yourself! #beachvacation #breakfastFood #FoodGifts

Enjoy!