Lemon Blueberry Bread
Bright and fresh lemon blueberry bread studded with juicy, plump blueberries and a hint of lemon zest. This blueberry bread is really just an excuse to eat cake for breakfast!
Servings: 8 -10 slices
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour + 1 tablespoon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk see note
- 1 cup blueberries
Icing:
- 1/2 cup powdered confectioners' sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons half and half or milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Position an oven rack near the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Using butter or cooking spray, grease the inside of a 9x5 loaf pan, set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until combined about 2-3 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture alternating with the buttermilk, starting and ending with the flour mixture. In a separate bowl, toss the blueberries with 1 tablespoon of flour, fold into the batter. Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool bread in loaf pan on wire rack for one hour.
To make the icing:
- In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, along with 1 tablespoon of half and half and the lemon juice. Mix together using a spoon, if the icing is thick, add the second tablespoon of half and half. Drizzle onto the loaf cake as desired.
Notes
- To make your own buttermilk: combine 1/2 cup of milk + 1/2 tablespoon of vinegar and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
- I have not tried using frozen blueberries in this recipe before. My research of other recipes that are similar to mine, says that frozen unthawed berries should work fine, but since I have not tried it, I cannot say whether it will or not.
