Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Blueberry Bread

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
  • Add in the eggs and milk.
  • Add in th flour and baking powder.
  • Once all is combined, carefully fold in the berries.
  • Grease mini loaf pans, muffin pans, or a regular loaf pan.
  • Pour batter evenly into greased pan(s), about 2/3 full.
  • Place pan(s) in preheated oven, 350 degrees, for about 70 minutes if regular loaf, 35 minutes if mini loaves, or 30 minutes if muffins. *Every oven is different, so keep an eye on it
  • Remove from oven once toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center of bread.
  • Allow to cool slightly before removing from pans and serving! ENJOY!

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Melt in your Mouth Strawberry Buttermilk Pound Cake

Melt in your Mouth Strawberry Buttermilk Pound Cake

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 15 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American/Southern
Keyword: cake, pound cake, strawberries
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 347kcal
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 ounce package strawberry gelatin I used Jello brand
  • 5 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk (whole milk can be used) at room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a 10-inch bundt pan with solid vegetable shortening then sugar or flour.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together shortening and butter. Add sugar and mix until fluffy.
  • Next mix eggs in one at a time until yellow mixes in the batter. Add vanilla and mix in the batter.
  • Add strawberry gelatin to the flour mixture. Whisk to combine.
  • Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. (1/3 flour mixture, 1/2 buttermilk, 1/3 flour, 1/2 buttermilk, 1/3 flour)
  • Pour batter into a bundt pan and smooth top.
  • Bake in 325-degree oven 65 to 70 minutes.
  • Allow cake to cool for 10 - 15 minutes then carefully turn out on a serving tray.