Blueberry Orange Bread

Blueberry Orange Bread

1 cup bran cereal, crushed

¾ cup water

1 Tbsp grated orange rind

¼ cup orange juice

½ tsp vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 large egg

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed

Stir together first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; let stand 10 minutes or until cereal softens.  Stir in flour and next 6 ingredients just until dry ingredients are moistened.  Gently fold in blueberries.  Pour batter into a greased 9x5” loaf pan.

Bake at 350^ for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack. 

Very good!  2/20/05