Monday, 2 July 2012

Twisted Berry Buttermilk Loaf



It was Canada Day weekend this past weekend and what says I love Canada more than baking? I took my three days and I baked my little heart out. One recipe needs some tweaking, the other two are good to go.

For your day's delectation I present to you my

 Twisted Berry Buttermilk Loaf!




Ingredients

¾ cup of sugar
2 eggs
1 block silken or soft tofu
2 cups flour
½ cup oats
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp real vanilla
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup room temperature butter
1 cup fresh or frozen berries of choice (I’ve used both fresh raspberries and frozen blueberries)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees; spray loaf pan with pam
2. Cream sugar and butter;
3. Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and tofu and beat until smooth;
4. In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients together;
5. Slowly incorporate dry into wet
6. Fold in berries
7. Regular loaf pan bake for 1 hour; mini loaf pans 45 minutes.
8. Loaves are ready when a toothpick comes out clean.





Lemon glaze for the blueberry loaf

½ cup of powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Add lemon juice until you make a nice glaze.

Place blueberry loaf on wire rack over a plate, drizzle glaze over top and let set.

Eat.

Enjoy!