Blueberry Gingerbread

Recipe saved from Duke Power Company's 1993 calendar

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  cup blueberries

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar together; beat in egg.
2. Sift dry ingredients together and stir into batter alternately with buttermilk.
3. Fold berries in gently. Bake in greased and floured 9 x 5" loaf pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.