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michigan sunshine bread

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Doreen Schultz
Romulus, MI

Michigan Blueberries are the juiciest. Add some lemon zest,top with lemon sauce and you have Michigan sunshine with your morning coffee. Recipe passed from friend to friend.

(1 rating)
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For michigan sunshine bread

  • 1 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted, softened
  • 1 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    lemon zest, grated
  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • 1 1/2 c
    fresh blueberries
  • 3 Tbsp
    lemon juice, fresh

How To Make michigan sunshine bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325. Line with parchment or grease a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Combine first 3 ingredients in small bowl. Cream butter with 1 Cup sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon zest. Alternately mix in dry ingredients and milk. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake until golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, bring remaining 1/3 cup sugar and lemon juice to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  • 3
    Pierce top of hot loaf several times with toothpick. Pour or brush hot lemon sauce over loaf in pan. Cool 30 minutes in pan on rack. Then turn bread out of pan and cool completely on rack.
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