Variety of Ways to Make Blueberry Bread

Some kids need a lot of convincing before you get to make them eat a nutritious meal. They would often prefer to munch on junk foods such as chips, French fries or ice cream. In fact, not all kids love to have a fruit or vegetable for dessert or teatime. This is a sad truth, though, since they could be missing on the nutrients they need for proper growth and development. Moreover, they might be prone to different ailments because of deficiency in certain vitamins and minerals.

However, you can make your kids love to eat nutritious food items. All you need to do is to combine the right ingredients that appeal to their taste buds without compromising their nutritive value. You can make blueberry bread and use some other fruits and vegetables in making it. Here are some recipes blueberry bread that use zucchini and lemon.

Blueberry and Zucchini Bread

Zucchini is not exactly very appetizing if eaten plain; hence, give it some zest by making bread that contains this healthy vegetable.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini, shredded – 2 cups
• White sugar – 1 1/4 cup
• Eggs, lightly beaten – 3 pieces
• All purpose flour – 3 cups
• Vegetable oil – 1 cup
• Vanilla extract – 3 teaspoons
• Baking powder – 1/2 teaspoon
• Baking soda – 1/4 teaspoon
• Cinnamon powder – 1 tablespoon
• Fresh blueberries – 1 pint

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, prepare four loaf pans by greasing each lightly. Mix in a bowl the sugar, vanilla, eggs and oil. Whisk them well before adding in the zucchini. Next, stir in the nutmeg, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Toss in the fresh blueberries while blending the mixture thoroughly. Afterward, pour the batter in the loaf pans and bake the bread for about 50 minutes.

Blueberry Lemon Bread

The zesty taste of lemon combines perfectly with the delightful texture and aroma of blueberries in this fabulous bread recipe.

Ingredients

• Lemon rind, grated – 2 tablespoons
• Fresh blueberries – 1 cup
• White sugar – 1 cup
• All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cups
• Softened butter – 1/3 cup
• Eggs – 2
• Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
• Salt – 1 teaspoon
• Whole milk – 1/2 cup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Apply butter to grease the baking pan. Then, coat the blueberries in flour. Cream the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl before stirring in an egg at a time. Whisk the mixture in each addition of egg. Toss in the lemon rind.

Meanwhile, combine the baking powder, flour and salt in another bowl. Stir in the egg and flour mixture alternately. Add milk. Next, fold in the fresh blueberries. Place the batter in the baking pan. Then, bake the bread for 60 minutes or until the bread is set.

These blueberry bread recipes will definitely appeal to kids who have discriminating taste buds. The rich taste, enticing aroma and nutritive value of each bread recipe are among the reasons for you to try making these breads.

You can also make blueberry muffins from the same recipe.

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