Blueberry-Lemon Tea Bread

Submitted by Rhonda in Texas

"This loaf is great for breakfast, as a dessert or just as a snack. Enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 9x5 loaf
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 1⁄3 cups sugar (divided)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups blueberries (2 pints)
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar just until blended at low speed. increase speed to medium and beat until light an fluffy, about 5 minutes.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Reduce speed to low, add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until well blended-- alternately add flour mixture and milk, mixing just until blended.
4. Gently stir in blueberries. Spoon batter into 9” x 5” loaf pan.
5. Bake loaf for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Cool loaf on rack for 10 minutes and remove from pan.
6. In small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup lemon juice. Prick top and sides of loaf with skewer in many places and brush mixture on with pastry brush.

Reviews

[groovyrooby]

can't believe i haven't reviewed this. i absolutely love this bread. the combination of sweet lemon with blueberries is fantastic. it turns out a nice, moist loaf with a lovely lemon glaze over top. this is my go-to recipe for a nice dessert loaf, and now that blueberries are coming back into season i'm sure i will start making this a lot, just as i did last year and the year before :) thanks for sharing!!

 

[Elly in Canada]

The directions are easy to follow, it baked in an hour in my oven. I did not prepare the glaze, served with butter this made a delicious loaf to serve for Sunday morning brunch. A great tasting loaf!

 

[Chicopee]

mmmmmmm This was so scrumptious. How nice to have a slight variation in your blueberry bread. That hint of lemon is just right...and it's so easy to prepare.