The Best Lemon-Blueberry Bread

Author: Maria

Print

With ImageWithout Image

The Best Lemon-Blueberry Bread

This bread has the perfect lemon & blueberry flavor. If you really love that fresh lemon taste make sure to add the zesty lemon glaze. This is the perfect summer recipe!

Prep time: 45 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 45 M

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup buttermilk (I used a 2/3 cup of half & half with a almost a full tablespoon of lemon juice stirred in, let sit for 5 mins.)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease & flour 2 loaf pans.
2. In a small bowl sift flour, soda, salt, & whisk together.
3. In a separate small bowl take 1 cup of flour mixture, gently toss blueberries into it, & set aside.
4. Using an electric mixer cream butter & sugar well. Add eggs & beat until mixture is smooth. Mix in buttermilk.
5. Add flour mixture to cream mixture. GENTLY fold in lemon juice, zest, & blueberries.
6. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 60 minutes. Test to see if toothpick comes out dry. (They may take longer, mine took about another 15 mins. to bake.)
7. Cool on wire racks at least 15 minutes. Run a knife along the edge of loaves & remove from pans.

Lemon Glaze

1. 2 cups sifted confectionary sugar
2. 1/4 cup salted butter
3. 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4. 1 tablespoon lemon zest

1. Melt butter; add lemon juice & zest.
2. Sift sugar. Make a well, adding melted butter, lemon juice, and zest. Whisk until smooth.
3. Spread over loaves.You can glaze them after they have cooled at least 15 minutes, or wait until completely cooled. Any left over glaze keeps very well in the refrigerator. (We found that we enjoyed the bread so much that we didn’t find the glaze necessary. But, if you love lemon flavor you won’t able to get enough of the glaze!)
4. You can also add blueberries & candied lemon slices for garnish. Enjoy your delicious lemon-blueberry loaves!

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @alittledashofsunshineco on instagram and hashtag italittledashofsunshineco