Alaskan Blueberry Lemon Tea Bread

When I lived in Alaska, during blueberry season it was fun to climb the mountains and pick blueberries. The one hazard was that the bears were doing the same thing so it was a race to see who got the most berries during the season. The joke is that if you saw a large pile of blueberries on the trail, turn around and go away because it means bears are in the area. Bears don't digest blueberries very well so they come out whole alot of the time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups  mashed ripe bananas
• 1⁄4 cup fat-free buttermilk
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons canola oil
• 2  large  egg whites
• 1  large  egg yolk
• 1  teaspoon  grated lemon zest
• 1  cup blueberries
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated lemon zest

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F In a bowl combine mashed ripe bananas, fat-free buttermilk, lemon juice, canola oil, egg whites, egg yolk and 1 tsp lemon zest.
2. Stir blueberries into flour mixture then stir everything into original mixture.
3. Pour batter into 9x5x3 inch loaf pan coated with baking spray; bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
4. Cool loaf in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan.
5. In a bowl combine confectioner's sugar, lemon juice ,and 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest. Spread over top loaf;cool completely.