I think everyone has a family member who whips out complicated recipes like Betty Crocker whips out cake mixes. In my case, this would be my brother Bobby. His kitchen abilities regarding homemade dishes far exceed mine! At any rate, this is his Blueberry Bread recipe.
Ingredients
4 cups of bread flour2 tsp of salt
6 Tbsp of sugar
1 1/2 cups of WARM water
2 packets of yeast
2 Tbsp of melted butter
1-2 cups of blueberries (or another fruit if you prefer)... exact amount just depends on how much fruit you want in your bread.
Save some of your bread flour in order to finish out the dough to a 'play dough' like consistency.
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Begin by mixing the flour, salt, butter and 4Tbsp of sugar together.
Next, you will want to 'Proof' your yeast to make sure it is active. You can do this by adding the warm water and 2 Tbsp of sugar. Allow the yeast several minutes to determine whether or not is will "bubble." If this happens, your yeast is active and therefore good to go!
Then, you will add the yeast to your flour mixture and mix well. Allow the bread time to rise. Once it has risen a little you can add the blueberries into the dough gently kneading so that none of the berries burst open. Think of it more like 'folding them in.'
Once the berries have been kneaded in place the bread in a loaf pan and allow it to rise one more time. (the rising process could take several minutes or longer depending on the yeast.) After the bread has risen well, bake in preheated oven for 20 min. or longer if necessary, until the bread is golden brown of a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
