Blueberry-Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and drained, or frozen blueberries


• 2 cups plus one tablespoon all-purpose flour


• 3/4 cup granulated sugar


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3)


• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk


• 6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled


• 1 large egg


• Oatmeal Streusel

Preparation

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°.


• 2. In a small bowl, gently mix blueberries with 1 tablespoon of the flour.


• 3. In another bowl, blend remaining 2 cups flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.


• 4. In a third, large bowl, whisk bananas, buttermilk, butter, and egg to blend. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture just until evenly moistened; the batter will be stiff. Gently stir in blueberry mixture.


• 5. Spread batter level in a buttered 5- by 9-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with oatmeal streusel and press in lightly.


• 6. Bake bread in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.


• 7. Let bread cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then run a knife around edges to loosen. Invert bread onto a plate, remove pan, and turn over onto rack to cool completely, about 45 minutes.