Cantaloupe And Wild Blueberry Tea Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces butter, soft
• 1 cup sugar (minus 2 tbsps)
• 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, freshly ground
• 4 eggs, large
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
• 2 cups flour, self rising
• 6 ounces blueberries, wild, fresh, rinsed and dried
• 1/2 cup cantaloupe, coarsley, chopped (dried)
• 1/4 cup hazelnuts, coarsely chopped, may sub with almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a small baking pan (8 x8 or smaller).
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and cinnamon until creamy.
• 4 slowly, add the eggs, one at a time, until well blended, about 3 minutes.
• 5 add the sour cream, vanilla extract and flour, and mix until just blended.
• 6 now gently add the blueberries, cantaloupe and hazelnuts into the batter, only mixing slightly.
• 7 pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake for 45 - 55 minutes.
• 8 make sure to check the bread at 45 minutes, everyones ovens are different.
• 9 remove from heat and place on cake rack for 6 - 10 minutes then turn out of pan and allow to cool before cutting.