Lemon Blueberry Bread
It has been a while since I posted a recipe, honestly I have been not spending much time in my kitchen lately. Even though I desperately want to finish up my kitchen project before the kids get out of school. Cooking, baking, painting… really none of it is going on in my kitchen. But I miss baking, and my kids miss having sweet little snacks and treats. I decided it was time to treat them to Lemon Blueberry Bread this weekend for a Sunday Breakfast treat.
Lemon Blueberry Bread is a quick bread, very similar in texture and crumb to pound cake. I made this as a breakfast treat, but Lemon Blueberry Bread is very versatile. Add a dollop of whipped cream for a easy dessert, grab a slice on the run and enjoy a quick and refreshing mid-day snack. The lemon blueberry flavors are great anytime.
Fresh or frozen blueberries work well in the recipe, so you can enjoy it year round. My kids love blueberries, in the summer I buy large quantities from the farmer’s market to freeze and vacuum seal them. We drained my freezer inventory about a month ago, so I have been buying Dole Frozen blueberries until blueberries are available here locally. If you do use frozen berries reserve about 1-2 tablespoons of the flour in a small bowl. Use the reserved flour to dust the frozen blueberries, do not thaw them; this little step will help keep the frozen berries from bleeding, and turning your finished bread into a bad tye dye job.
Lemon Blueberry Bread
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
GLAZE:
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, lemon juice and eggs.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into egg mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in the blueberries,and lemon zest.
- Pour bread batter in to a 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing bread from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the glaze, In a small bowl, combine the ingredients and stir until well mixed. drizzle over lemon blueberry bread.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 150Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
Even though I try to provide accurate nutritional information to the best of my ability, these figures should still be considered estimates. Please see my Nutrition Disclaimer for more information.
Recipe adapted from :Lemon Blueberry Bread Recipe
lemon and blueberry combination looks fantastic for bread
This looks fantastic, I love blueberries. (And lemon.) 🙂
Thank you Rachel, I think the lemon and blueberry combination is very good.
Ohhh man, looks soo good! 🙂 I love the glaze and pop from the blueberries!
I’m hopping over from the SITS Sharefest! 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Thank you for stopping by Kammie! The glaze was very good the lemon zest really adds an extra lemon touch.
Looks tasty!
Thank you!
Confession: I clipped this to my Evernote as soon as I saw the picture. I’m not a huge fan of lemon but it just looks so good. I’m Jennice visiting from #SITSsharefest
Lemon and Lime are two of my favorites Jennice, and I really like the lemon blueberry combination! Let me know what you think of this bread when you make it!
OMG! I have all of those ingredients in my kitchen right now. I think I may have to surprise my sleeping husband with this treat. It looks SO good. YUM!
Stopping by from SITS!
Pricilla
Thank you for stopping by Pricilla! It was very yummy!
Looks delicious. How do you have time to bake with all these calfs getting born
Thank you Meg, I am trying to squeeze it in, but it can be tricky at times.
This looks fabulous Jennifer. I love blueberries in breads and muffins. Thank you for sharing at Wicked Good Wednesdays today! Pinned!
It’s almost time for blueberries! This looks like such a yummy treat!
Saw you on Spatula’s on Parade!
Good thing I’m not in public as think I’m indecently drooling. Good heavens that bread looks so good I can almost smell and taste it. I’m almost out of ink but I had to print that out. Looks so good. I love to make something little different to surprise hubs. Happy days
Thank you so much for your lovely comment JaneEllen! I love this recipe, and am planning on making it to enter in our local county fair later in the summer. Be sure to come back and let me know what you think of it after you make it!
This made my mouth water! Oh My!!! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I’m so happy to have you and really hope to have you around soon!
Hope you are having a lovely day
Hugs
Cami @ TitiCrafty by Camila
Thank you so much Camila! All the great links on your blog hop will keep me busy! I found so many great new blog and projects!