LEMON & BLUEBERRY BREAD

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Use fresh or frozen blueberries in this delightful lemony bread. Great for dessert, or for a light snack with a cold iced tea on a summery day!

Provided by Susan Din

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1-3/4 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1 c sugar
2 lemons zested
1 c sour cream or plain yogurt
3 large eggs
1/4 c lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c vegetable oil
1-1/2 c blueberries fresh/frozen(keep frozen until needed)
LEMON SYRUP
1/3 c sugar
1/3 c lemon juice
2 Tbsp water

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a loaf pan.
  • 2. Measure flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Whisk to thoroughly combine. Set aside.
  • 3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, zest, eggs, sour cream/yogurt, vanilla, oil, and 1/4c lemon juice.
  • 4. Remove 1 TBSP flour mixture and sprinkle over the blueberries, tossing to coat.
  • 5. Pour remaining dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold gently just till combined.
  • 6. Gently fold blueberries until incorporated.
  • 7. Pour mixture into loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes on a center rack, just until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry.
  • 8. While loaf is baking, make the syrup. Combine juice, water and sugar in a small pan and heat over medium high stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
  • 9. When bread is removed from the oven, slowly spoon the syrup over the top, careful to cover it evenly. Continue to cool for 20 minutes in the pan.
  • 10. Run a knife around the edges and turn out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling. Slice and serve!

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