Description
This easy Raspberry Bread recipe yields a moist, flavorful loaf studded with fresh raspberries, perfect for breakfast or a sweet snack anytime.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups + 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour (divided)
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt (optional and to taste)
Wet Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Fruit
- 10 to 12 ounces raspberries (about 2 cups*)
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare pan. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, add 2 cups + 2 tablespoons flour, sugars, baking soda, optional salt, and whisk to combine; set aside.
- Melt butter. In a medium microwave-safe bowl or glass measuring cup, melt the butter, about 45 seconds on high power. Allow butter to cool momentarily so you don’t scramble the egg.
- Combine wet ingredients. To the butter, add the egg, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and whisk to combine.
- Combine wet and dry. Pour wet over dry and stir until just combined; don’t overmix. Batter will be somewhat lumpy and don’t try to stir the lumps smooth or bread will be tough; set aside.
- Prepare raspberries. In a medium bowl, add the raspberries, 2 tablespoons flour, and toss lightly to combine (coating berries in flour helps to reduce sinking while baking).
- Fold raspberries into batter. Add the raspberries to the batter and fold very lightly to combine.
- Transfer batter to pan. Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula and pushing it into corners and sides as necessary.
- Bake the bread. Bake bread for 45 minutes to an hour. Bread is done when top is set in the middle, slightly domed, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center (if you can find a patch without hitting raspberries) comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.**
- Cool the bread. Allow bread to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
- Storage. Bread will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Notes
- Coating berries in flour helps to reduce sinking while baking.
- Bread is done when the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
- Allow the butter to cool momentarily before mixing with the egg to avoid scrambling.
- Don’t overmix the batter; lumps are okay to prevent tough bread.
- Let bread cool completely before slicing.
- Stores airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or frozen up to 6 months.
