Lemon Blueberry Bread

Submitted by Lil Mrs. G

"I came up with this when I was trying to get rid of some blueberries years ago. I just found it in one of my old notebooks. Its great even on the second morning.. If it lasts that long. Makes the whole house smell wonderful."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup of melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup fresh blueberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Lightly grease a 8x4 inch loaf pan.
3. In a bowl, beat butter, 1 cup of sugar, juice and eggs.
4. In separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest; stir into egg mixture alternately with milk. Gently fold in nuts and blueberries.
5. Pour batter into pan. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, combine lemon juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Turn bread onto a rack and drizzle with glaze.
7. You can sub cranberries, if so use orange juice in place of the lemon or the lemon is still wonderful. Enjoy.

Reviews

[Miss Genevieve]

I cannot wait to try this, i have been wanting to make some lemon popyseed bread, but lemon bluberry sounds much better, and i always love your recipes! I will let you know......