Low Fat Chocolate Blueberry Bread

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached white flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup chilled safflower oil
• 1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 tbsp grated orange zest
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3/4 cup maple syrup

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

In large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Drizzle oil over top and stir briefly with wooden spoon until oil is incorporated. (Mixture will look dry, like coarse bread crumbs). Add chocolate chips, orange zest and blueberries and stir to coat with flour mixture.

In separate bowl, lightly beat egg, orange juice and maple syrup. Combine contents of two bowls, mixing just until incorporated. Batter will be stiff. Spoon into lightly oiled and floured 2-quart loaf pan. Smooth top of batter with rubber spatula.

Bake at 350 F on middle rack of oven for 1 hour, until loaf is well-risen with a golden brown crust and wood pick inserted in center comes out clean. Insert metal spatula or knife along sides and carefully remove bread from pan. Place on rack to cool 20 minutes before serving. Loaf will keep 7 to 10 days in a tightly covered tin.