Description
Banana chocolate chip muffin bread combines classic comfort with indulgent sweetness. Moist crumb and rich flavors invite you to savor each delightful slice of this homemade treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (300 g) blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk (room temperature)
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
- ½ cup (113 g) salted butter (softened)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Warm the oven to 350°F (175°C) and generously coat a 9-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray or butter.
- Cream Butter Mixture: Whip softened butter and sugar in a mixer until airy and pale, creating a fluffy base for the bread.
- Blend Wet Ingredients: Integrate eggs one at a time, then incorporate vanilla and milk, mixing until silky and uniform.
- Prepare Dry Components: Sift flour and baking powder together, reserving a portion to dust the blueberries and prevent their descent during baking.
- Combine Ingredients: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, maintaining a delicate touch to preserve the bread’s tender crumb, then softly introduce floured blueberries throughout the batter.
- Pan and Decorate: Pour batter into prepared pan, strategically scattering extra blueberries across the surface for visual intrigue and concentrated fruit flavor.
- Bake and Test: Roast in the preheated oven for 60-80 minutes, periodically examining with a cake tester to confirm thorough cooking and clean extraction.
- Cool and Settle: Rest bread in the pan for 20 minutes to stabilize structure, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
- Serve: Slice and present the blueberry bread warm or at room temperature, optionally embellishing with a whisper of powdered sugar or a delicate butter spread.
Notes
- Prevent Blueberry Sinking: Coating blueberries in flour prevents them from dropping to the bottom of the bread during baking, ensuring even fruit distribution.
- Avoid Overmixing Batter: Gently combine wet and dry ingredients to maintain a tender, soft crumb structure and prevent tough, dense bread texture.
- Proper Cooling Technique: Letting bread rest in the pan for 20 minutes helps structural integrity and prevents crumbling when removing from the pan.
- Temperature and Timing Precision: Check bread between 60-80 minutes using a cake tester to ensure perfect doneness without overbaking or underbaking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg