Blueberry Quick Bread

Methods/steps

about 4 hours before serving or day ahead:

preheat oven to 350°F. grease and four 10-inch bundt pan.**
mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. with pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. stir in nuts.
beat egg whites slightly with wire whisk in small bowl; beat in milk and vanilla; stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. stir in berries; spoon batter into pan.
bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely. makes 24 servings.

*if blueberries are frozen, do not thaw.
**or use two 9- x 5-inch loaf pans; bake 65 to 75 minutes.