Lemon Blueberry Bread is bursting with fresh blueberries and bright citrus flavor, finished with a sweet lemon glaze for the perfect treat any time of year!

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Lemon Blueberry Bread is bursting with fresh blueberries and bright citrus flavor, finished with a sweet lemon glaze for the perfect treat any time of year!

It’s the perfect balance of tangy and sweet, with a soft, tender, moist crumb. Quick breads like this Blueberry Lemon Loaf are always such a hit. Great for breakfast, brunch, snacks, and of course, a dessert. This refreshing lemon loaf would go great with another quick bread recipe of mine, like Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread or a savory option like a loaf of Chocolate Zucchini Bread. 

You Need to Make this Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake

You only need a few bowls and basic pantry staple ingredients. The bright pops of lemon flavor zest the sweetness of the juicy berries really make this a. It’s so fun and a great way to use up fresh or frozen blueberries. This delicious Lemon Blueberry Bread can be served a room temperature or slightly warmed with some butter.

• Baking staples: all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt
• Sweetness: Granulated sugar and vanilla extract
• Melted butter: Both salted or unalted will work.
• Eggs: large
• Blueberries: Fresh or frozen will work.
• Lemon zest and lemon juice

• Step 1: Add flour, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl and mix dry ingredients together. 
• Step 2: Add butter, sugar, and eggs to a large bowl and mix wet ingredients by hand or using a hand mixer. 
• Step 3: Gradually add in flour mixture and milk to the wet batter and mix until combined. 
• Step 4: Add blueberries to a small bowl and toss with a small amount of flour until well coated. 

• Step 5: Fold juicy blueberries along with lemon zest into the bread batter. 
• Step 6: Pour bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake. You can remove fresh loaf from pan and let cool on wire rack if desired.

Recipe Tips

• I used a 9×5-inch baking pan, but if you have an 8×4-inch loaf pan, you can use that. Just add 10-12 minutes to the bake time.
• Don’t skip the zest. The lemon zest adds brightness and fresh lemon flavor
• This bread stores well and actually tastes better the next day once the flavors have had time to develop. Wrap the bread in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and store at room temperature for up to 3 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days. Additionally, you could store slices in an airtight container. You can freeze fresh baked loaves in a freezer safe bag once cooled and wrapped in plastic.

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Prep Time 15minutes mins

Cook Time 1hour hr

Servings 10 slices

Calories 273

Ingredients  

• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup blueberries or frozen
• 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• Zest from 1 lemon

Lemon Icing

• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper (making sure to hang over the edge a bit) or spray the pan with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
• In a large bowl add the butter sugar and eggs and using a hand mixer mix until combined.
• Add in the flour mixture and milk, mix until combined.
• In a small bowl add the blueberries and toss with the tablespoon of flour until coated.
• Fold the blueberries and lemon zest into the batter.
• Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Lemon Icing

• In a small bowl add the powdered sugar and lemon juice and mix until combined. Drizzle over the cooled lemon blueberry bread, slice and serve!

Notes

You can also use a 8×4 baking pan you’ll just have to add an addition 10-12 minutes of baking time. This freezes beautifully just make sure to freeze it without the icing. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gGrasas monoinsaturadas: 2 gGrasas trans: 0,3 gColesterol: 52 mgSodio: 305 mgPotasio: 109 mgFibra: 1 gAzúcar: 31 gVitamina A: 286 UIVitamina C: 3 mgCalcio: 44 mgHierro: 1 mg