This Blueberry Streusel Tea Bread delivers moist, tender slices studded with juicy blueberries and crowned with a cinnamon-pecan streusel topping. The rich batter, enhanced with sour cream and vanilla, creates the perfect base for fresh or frozen berries. Whether served as a breakfast treat, afternoon tea accompaniment, or simple dessert, this versatile quick bread brings bakery-quality flavor to your home kitchen.
Ingredients
Bread: 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened 1-1/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs
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1 (8-ounce) container sour cream 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries STREUSEL: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons chopped pecans 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
Directions
For the bread: Preheat oven to 350° degrees. Grease 9-by-5-inch metal loaf pan; dust with flour. In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat until creamy. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until well blended, scraping bowl occasionally with rubber spatula. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries.
For the streusel: With fingertips, mix ingredients until blended. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle streusel over batter. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 25 minutes. For mini loaves, bake about 40 minutes, or until the bread tests done with a toothpick.
Servings\Yield
Makes 1 loaf or 4 mini loaves
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Per Serving (1/8 loaf) - Calories: 350; Total Fat: 17g (Saturated Fat: 10g); Cholesterol: 75mg; Sodium: 280mg; Total Carbohydrates: 46g (Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 29g); Protein: 5g
*Nutrition information is provided as a general estimate only. Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients, and is based on available nutrient data. Variations may occur based on ingredient brands and preparation methods.
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