I.C. Bladder Safe Blueberry Bread (Eggless, Too!) *

 

This is phenomenal blueberry bread all by itself: the texture is spot on with a bakery (even though it’s eggless!), the crust is perfectly browned, and it tastes wonderful but not sickly sweet!  What’s even more wonderful about it is it’s IC safe!  I had to edit a few ingredients and do some homework with apple juice to find one without ascorbic acid AND with added vitamin C – both IC irritants.

My husband’s allergic to eggs and I have IC (BOY are we a pair!)  So, with our combined restraints I’m pleasantly surprised and happy to find this recipe works for both of us AND is delicious.

I found this safe apple juice, without added vitamin C or ascorbic acid, at CVS.  Maybe it’s somewhere else too.

Yields: one loaf

 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick or 8 TBSP.) unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 TBSP. water
  • 1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)
  • 2/3 cup organic apple juice (check ingredients!)
  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 TBSP. baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (I used frozen and let them come to room temp, also increased to 1.25-1.5 cups)

 

NOTES: Try to find a high quality apple juice with the least amount of acids and no HFCS etc, or water it down. Acids are very irritating to the bladder.

DIRECTIONS: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350* F.
  2. Spray a 9x5x3″ loaf pan with “PAM for Baking” or a similar spray.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the melted butter, water, milk, and apple juice until thoroughly combined.  At this stage the mixture will look a little unsightly and unmixed but it WILL come together later.  Trust me!
  4. In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda with a wire whisk.
  5. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture, and stir with a spatula until just combined.
  6. Gently fold in the blueberries, trying not to crush them.
  7. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, bake 55-60 minutes or until the top is golden brown.  (Since I added more blueberries than usual, it took me about 75-80 minutes for doneness. Don’t just rely on the golden brown crust, test it with a toothpick in center to make sure it doesn’t come out wet!)
  8. Cool completely before slicing.