Aunt Mary’s Lemon Blueberry Bread
This easy Blueberry Bread has a moist, buttery crumb and is bursting with fresh, juicy blueberries and a touch of lemon.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Blueberry Bread, Blueberry Cake, Lemon Blueberry Bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings
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loaves (about 20 slices total)
Calories 211.6 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
FOR THE BREAD:
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1 stick (½ cup) salted butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-2 teaspoons lemon extract (or 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest with 2 tablespoons lemon juice)
1 cup milk
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen), tossed with 1 tablespoon flour
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FOR THE TOPPING:
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3 teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
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Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until incorporated. Slowly add the
milk and the lemon flavor (if using); mix to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
Be careful not to over-mix the batter.
4. Gently fold in the blueberries.
5. Divide batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
6. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Sprinkle over the top of the bread.
7. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top starts to get too dark, after the first 45 minutes you
can loosely cover the bread with foil until it's done baking.
8. Remove from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
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Recipe Notes
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• Aunt Mary always uses 1-2 teaspoons of
lemon extract (opens in a new tab).
If you prefer, you can substitute with 2 tablespoons of grated lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of freshly-squeezed lemon juice.• Remember that when zesting
the lemons, you only want to scrape off the very outer peel. This is where all of the essential oils and flavor can be found. You do NOT want to scrape
off the white pith, which has a bitter taste.• Use the same recipe, but bake a Blueberry Cake in a Bundt pan (instead of using the two loaf pans). Bake
the Bundt cake at 325 degrees F for 70-80 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for about 20 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.•
Make sure that you spray your pans really well with cooking spray, or grease with butter and sprinkle with flour. This will prevent the cake from sticking
to the pan.• Aunt Mary always sprinkles the top of her bread with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, but a lemon glaze would also be delicious. For a glaze, simply
whisk together 2/3 cup of powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (or more as needed), until it’s smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bread.•
You can use either fresh or frozen blueberries; however, fresh berries are always my preference. If using frozen blueberries, do NOT thaw them before tossing
them with flour and adding them to the batter. The frozen blueberries have a tendency to “bleed” more in the batter and turn the bread a light shade of
purple.
Nutrition Facts
Aunt Mary's Lemon Blueberry Bread
Amount Per Serving (1 slice (about 1/10 of a loaf))
Calories 211.6 Calories from Fat 48
% Daily Value*
Fat 5.3g8%
Saturated Fat 3.2g20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
Cholesterol 32mg11%
Sodium 47.9mg2%
Potassium 71.8mg2%
Carbohydrates 38.8g13%
Fiber 1.1g5%
Sugar 22.7g25%
Protein 3.4g7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
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This easy Blueberry Bread has a moist, buttery crumb and is bursting with fresh, juicy blueberries and a touch of lemon.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Blueberry Bread, Blueberry Cake, Lemon Blueberry Bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings
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loaves (about 20 slices total)
Calories 211.6 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
FOR THE BREAD:
list of 9 items
1 stick (½ cup) salted butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-2 teaspoons lemon extract (or 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest with 2 tablespoons lemon juice)
1 cup milk
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen), tossed with 1 tablespoon flour
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FOR THE TOPPING:
list of 2 items
3 teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
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Instructions
list of 8 items
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until incorporated. Slowly add the
milk and the lemon flavor (if using); mix to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
Be careful not to over-mix the batter.
4. Gently fold in the blueberries.
5. Divide batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
6. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Sprinkle over the top of the bread.
7. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top starts to get too dark, after the first 45 minutes you
can loosely cover the bread with foil until it's done baking.
8. Remove from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
list end
Recipe Notes
Write list…
• Aunt Mary always uses 1-2 teaspoons of
lemon extract (opens in a new tab).
If you prefer, you can substitute with 2 tablespoons of grated lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of freshly-squeezed lemon juice.• Remember that when zesting
the lemons, you only want to scrape off the very outer peel. This is where all of the essential oils and flavor can be found. You do NOT want to scrape
off the white pith, which has a bitter taste.• Use the same recipe, but bake a Blueberry Cake in a Bundt pan (instead of using the two loaf pans). Bake
the Bundt cake at 325 degrees F for 70-80 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for about 20 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.•
Make sure that you spray your pans really well with cooking spray, or grease with butter and sprinkle with flour. This will prevent the cake from sticking
to the pan.• Aunt Mary always sprinkles the top of her bread with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, but a lemon glaze would also be delicious. For a glaze, simply
whisk together 2/3 cup of powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (or more as needed), until it’s smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bread.•
You can use either fresh or frozen blueberries; however, fresh berries are always my preference. If using frozen blueberries, do NOT thaw them before tossing
them with flour and adding them to the batter. The frozen blueberries have a tendency to “bleed” more in the batter and turn the bread a light shade of
purple.
Nutrition Facts
Aunt Mary's Lemon Blueberry Bread
Amount Per Serving (1 slice (about 1/10 of a loaf))
Calories 211.6 Calories from Fat 48
% Daily Value*
Fat 5.3g8%
Saturated Fat 3.2g20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
Cholesterol 32mg11%
Sodium 47.9mg2%
Potassium 71.8mg2%
Carbohydrates 38.8g13%
Fiber 1.1g5%
Sugar 22.7g25%
Protein 3.4g7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
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