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    Lemon Blueberry Bread

    My Lemon Blueberry Bread is the best homemade bread recipe you'll bake! This easy blueberry bread is incredibly moist and bursting with zesty, lemon flavor. Served as breakfast, dessert, or a tasty midnight snack, this Lemon Blueberry bread recipe is going to be a new family favorite in no time.
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Servings: 8

    Ingredients

    For the bread:

    • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1/4 cup lemon juice
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 1/2 cup milk
    • 2 tbsp lemon zest
    • 1 cup blueberries

    For the lemon glaze:

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
    • 1/2 tbsp milk, or more as needed

    For the blueberry glaze:

    • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 2-3 tbsp milk

    Instructions

    Make the lemon blueberry bread:

    • Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 pan with cooking spray or butter.
      Mix dry ingredients: Add flour, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl, set aside.
    • Mix wet ingredients: Combine butter, sugar, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl.
    • Combine wet and dry ingredients: Add the dry ingredients and milk in two additions to the wet ingredients.
    • Add fruit: Fold in lemon zest and blueberries. Make sure not to over mix.
    • Bake: Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
    • Cool: Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 30 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
    • Enjoy: Once the bread is cool pour on the glaze and serve!

    Lemon glaze:

    • Combine the ingredients together in a small bowl, set aside.

    Blueberry glaze:

    • Simply heat 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries and simmer for 5 minutes or until the blueberries start to pop open. I like to then mash the blueberries with a muddler or potato masher to help them along.
    • Remove from the stove and allow the mixture to cool. Add powdered sugar and milk to a bowl and add blueberry sauce (start with a little and continue to add some) until you reached the desired color!

    Notes

    • Use room temperature ingredients: Eggs, butter, and any dairy should be at room temp so everything blends smoothly and evenly.
    • Don’t over-mix the batter: Once you add flour, mix just until combined. Over mixing = tough, dense loaf instead of soft and tender.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 349kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 171mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 1gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 330IUVitamin C: 7.8mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1.4mg