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Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread

A delicious Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread recipe that will impress your family and friends
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 350
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Zest of 1 lemon
Blueberry Bread
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 tbsp flour for tossing with blueberries
Lemon Glaze (Optional)
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp lemon zest

Method
 

Prepare Filling
  1. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth
  2. Add sugar and beat until combined
  3. Add egg, flour, vanilla, and lemon zest
  4. Beat until smooth and creamy, then set aside
Make Bread Batter
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan
  2. In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
  3. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  4. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla
  5. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour
  6. In small bowl, toss blueberries with 1 tbsp flour
  7. Gently fold floured blueberries into batter
Layer and Bake
  1. Spread half of bread batter into prepared pan
  2. Carefully spread cream cheese filling over batter
  3. Top with remaining bread batter, spreading gently to cover filling
  4. Use knife to swirl layers slightly for marbled effect
  5. Bake for 55-65 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean
  6. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to wire rack
Glaze and Serve
  1. Whisk together glaze ingredients until smooth
  2. Drizzle over completely cooled bread
  3. Allow glaze to set before slicing
  4. Store leftovers refrigerated for up to 5 days

Notes

Enjoy your delicious creation!