Recipe: Blueberry Orange Pecan Loaf

Blueberry Orange Pecan Loaf

3 cups flour
3 eggs, slightly beaten
3 teaspoons baking powder
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups fresh blueberries
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Lightly grease and flour 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch loaf pan.

Sift together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and sugar in a large bowl. Add pecans to dry ingredients.

Beat eggs with milk, orange juice and zest in separate bowl. Blend in butter. Pour liquid ingredients into dry, stirring until barely moistened. Gently fold in blueberries. Spread batter into prepared pan.

Bake at 350:F. until golden brown and wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Source: North Carolina Blueberry Council