
LAURA LEE ALICE
COOKS
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This is a great recipe for an easy dessert, snack or breakfast. It has a soft, moist
texture, a subtle sweetness from the blueberries, and a pleasant aroma. It's simple
to put together, sort of like a quick bread. There is also a simple glaze recipe in the
Options below.
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Ingredients
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• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup sugar
​• 1½ cups cake flour, sift before measuring
• 2 Tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¾ cup salt
• ½ cup milk
• 3 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp good vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (if using frozen, use while still frozen)
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Preheat oven to 400°F; grease and flour a small loaf pan.
Gather all the ingredients you will need before starting.
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Instructions
1. In medium bowl, beat egg and gradually add sugar while beating until mixture
is smooth, light and fluffy.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together in a small bowl,
alternately add with milk to egg mixture, beating after each addition.
3. After batter is well mixed, add melted butter and vanilla; gently fold in the
blueberries. Do not overmix.
4. Pour mixture into prepared pan and smooth the top; place on a rack in the
middle of the oven; bake for 25 minutes or until top springs back when lightly
touched. The top should be a light golden brown.
5. Remove from oven; place on wire rack to cool.
This recipe makes about 8 servings.
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Options
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​• Try making these in mini muffin pans for bite-size tea cakes.
• For the glaze: Mix 1 cup confectioner's sugar with 1 Tbsp soft butter and enough
butter and enough milk to make it spreadable.
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