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    Lemon blueberry bread

    By Julia | Updated: Feb 24, 2018 | Published: Jun 27, 2014 | 109 Comments

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    Lemon blueberry bread made with freshly squeezed lemon juice, lemon zest and baked to perfection!

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    This easy Lemon blueberry bread makes a great sweet breakfast!

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    It's an easy bread recipe - takes about 15 minutes to make, and you can use either fresh or frozen blueberries.
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    It's quite refreshing to have a slice of this lemon blueberry bread for breakfast with a cup of hot tea or coffee! It works great as a coffee cake!

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    Make sure to coat the berries in flour before folding them into the batter - it will help prevent them from sinking!

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    4.75 from 77 votes

    Lemon blueberry bread

    Great breakfast and dessert!  Super easy to make, this cake looks beautiful and is super tasty.  This lemon blueberry bread might become of your favorite recipes!  
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 people
    Calories per serving 236 kcal

    Ingredients

    • â…“ cup butter melted
    • 1 cup white sugar
    • ¼ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup milk
    • 2 tablespoons lemon zest grated
    • 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

    Instructions 

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    • Butter an 8x4 inch loaf pan, line the bottom and two sides of the pan with the parchment paper, as shown in the photo.
    • In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, 1 cup sugar, lemon juice and eggs.
    • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into egg mixture alternately with milk.
    • In the same bowl where you combined flour, add blueberries and toss them in 2 tablespoons of flour. This will help prevent blueberries from sinking.
    • Fold in lemon zest, and blueberries into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.
    • Bake in preheated oven for about 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pan for 40 minutes on a wire rack.

    Notes

    Adapted from AllRecipes

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Lemon blueberry bread
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    236
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    7
    g
    11
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    25
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    50
    mg
    17
    %
    Sodium
     
    305
    mg
    13
    %
    Potassium
     
    106
    mg
    3
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    39
    g
    13
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    22
    g
    24
    %
    Protein
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    265
    IU
    5
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    5.4
    mg
    7
    %
    Calcium
     
    42
    mg
    4
    %
    Iron
     
    1.2
    mg
    7
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. Pat

      July 02, 2024 at 2:45 pm

      Made this cake to take to a brunch, everyone loved it. Was easy to make and the blueberries and lemon we delicious together. And don’t omit the glaze!

      Reply
      • Julia

        July 23, 2024 at 4:52 am

        Thanks for your review, Pat! Glad this bread was a hit at brunch!

        Reply
    2. Gigi

      November 25, 2022 at 6:44 pm

      Delicious! and so easy to make it.

      Reply
      • Julia

        December 06, 2022 at 1:32 am

        Gigi, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Marilynn

      September 05, 2022 at 11:14 am

      Why did most of my blueberries sink to the bottom I mixed them in flour like it said

      Reply
      • Julia

        September 05, 2022 at 12:40 pm

        Make sure that the blueberries are completely and generously coated with the flour before adding them to the cake batter. Also, coat some additional blueberries generously and thoroughly with flour and add them on top of the bread right before you put it in the oven.

        Reply
    4. Maggie

      July 29, 2022 at 10:20 am

      Can I use any berry into this recipe?

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 22, 2022 at 4:20 pm

        Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries - all these will work great!

        Reply
    5. Beth Wiederanders

      October 01, 2021 at 4:27 pm

      My husband loves this recipe!!

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 04, 2021 at 1:57 pm

        Beth, I am so pleased to hear that!

        Reply
    6. Sandy

      January 19, 2021 at 3:21 pm

      If I wanted to make muffins instead of the bread loaf, would I have to change the cooking time?

      Reply
    7. Margaret

      September 09, 2020 at 11:34 am

      I’ve made this before & it was delicious! However, I have a blueberry compote. Do you think I could fold it into the batter? Would they sink? I realize this has been pinned for awhile, any advice would be appreciated!

      Thanks!

      Reply
    8. Andrea

      September 06, 2020 at 6:17 pm

      It came out perfectly moist. I used greek yogurt and it was the perfect choice for the flavor. Also added extra lemon because i prefer a super lemony bread. So yummy! Also thanks for the tip on putting flour on the blueberries

      Reply
    9. Christina

      August 25, 2020 at 7:56 pm

      It was really good but I decreased the sugar and increased the lemon. I cup of sugar would have been too sweet. I used a little less than 3/4 cup.

      Reply
    10. Mary Pedone

      July 21, 2020 at 10:40 am

      Made this loaf twice. Simply delicious and easy to follow. My grandkids loved it.

      Reply
    11. Barb

      April 09, 2020 at 8:26 pm

      I going to try this recipe, it looks delicious. I like that it doesn’t take so
      Much butter.

      Reply
    12. Brianna Bowden

      February 19, 2020 at 1:48 pm

      I love how easy this recipe is! Came together so quickly with items I already had on hand. The bread is still in the oven but I couldn't wait to leave a review because I TASTED THE BATTER and oh my. I can hardly wait another hour to try the bread!

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 19, 2020 at 4:46 pm

        Thank you, Brianna, for such a sweet comment! Glad you like this recipe!

        Reply
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