Zubereitung

1. 1

   BATTER

2. 2

   Combine the sugar and butter until it is light yellow.

3. 3

   Add the eggs and blend.

4. 4

   Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and zest together.

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   Add them into the sugar mixture a little at a time alternating with the milk.Toss the blueberries with a tablespoon of flour and fold them into the batter.BAKERub a little shortening at the bottom of a loaf pan.

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   Cut a piece of parchment paper the size of the bottom of the pan and line the pan with the parchment paper.

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   Pour the batter into the pan and bake it at 350F for an hour or until a tester comes out dry. Allow it to cool on a rack before cutting it.Make blueberry syrup by mixing sugar and blueberries boiling them down to light syrup. The amount of sugar is dependant on the sweetness of the blueberries.

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   Add the sugar accordingly. When the syrup is thick enough, strain it through a fine strainer and allow it to cool to room temperature.Note: This loaf can be made with cranberries.