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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Love the flavor combination of lemon and blueberries. Found this online and have been wanting to make it for the longest time. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour |
1 tsp. baking powder |
1/4 tsp. salt |
6 tbls. unsalted butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
2 large eggs |
1/2 tsp. vanilla |
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest |
1/2 cup milk |
1 cup fresh blueberries |
lemon glaze |
1/4 cup sugar |
2 tbls. fresh lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Butter or spray bottom and sides of a loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 )
3. In mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt
4. In another mixing bowl, beat butter about 1 minute
5. Add sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
7. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest
8. With mixer on low, add flour mixture (in three additions) and milk (in two additions) alternately, starting and ending with flour
9. Mix only until combined
10. Gently fold in blueberries
11. Add batter to loaf pan
12. Bake 55-60 minutes, or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
13. Glaze
14. In small saucepan, bring 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tbls. lemon juice to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves
15. Remove bread from oven and place on wire rack
16. Pierce loaf all over with toothpick
17. Brush top of loaf with hot lemon glaze
18. Cool loaf in pan for about 30 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack
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