Holiday Recipe Week - Monday: Blueberry Bread

This week, I'm running a healthy holiday bread-baking class at work. So, I'll be posting three quick bread recipes and a great holiday cookie recipe (cookie swap, anyone?) that you can use to bring to your next holiday soiree. I tested them Sunday morning, and they all work very well.

(Check out that muffin in the back. Looks like someone got a hold of that one!)

Up first is a blueberry bread. I received this recipe card at the Healthy Living Summit and have not gotten around to making it yet. It's a shame, because this recipe was AWESOME.

Pictured is a muffin. I made a mini loaf, but during the brunch we had this morning, it magically disappeared. Luckily, I had enough batter left over to make some muffins.

Stonyfield's Very Blueberry Muffins

(recipe can also be found here)

Ingredients

1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup Stonyfield Organic Low Fat Plain Yogurt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen and lightly thawed)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 12-muffin tin. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a seperate bowl, combine the yogurt with soda; set the mixture aside. Beat the egg in a third bowl, then add the oil, sugar, and vanilla, and stir to combine. Add the flour mixture and the yogurt mixture alternately to the egg mixture and stir just until blended. Gently fold in the blueberries. Pour the batter into the muffin tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the muffins are golden brown. Remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack. Makes a dozen muffins.

Of course, I made mine in a mini loaf pan. Amount of time was the same. This was definitely a recipe I would make again! It may not be completely holiday-ish (where's the cinnamon? where's the molasses? where's the red and green sprinkles?) but it is one I could imagine being served for a Christmas brunch.

And...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVELY SISTER!