Moist Lemon Blueberry Bread
A soft and tender Lemon Blueberry Bread that's so moist with bold zesty lemon flavour and juicy blueberries.
Ingredients
Lemon batter:
- 1 ⅔ cups 235g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup 75g unsalted butter softened
- ¼ cup 60ml sunflower oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ¾ cup 150g granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon 5ml pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ⅓ cup 80ml sour cream or yogurt
- ⅓ cup 80ml milk, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon 15ml lemon juice
- 1 cup 120g fresh or frozen blueberries plus extra for topping
Glaze:
- 1 cup 120g icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon 15ml lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon 15ml milk
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Butter the short sides of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and line it with a piece of parchment paper, letting it hang over the long side.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
- Stir together sour cream, milk and lemon juice in a small bowl or jug until smooth.
- Place the soft butter, oil, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla in a large bowl and beat for about 3 minutes using an electric hand mixer until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add flour mixture in three parts, alternating with milk mixture. Very gently fold in blueberries with just 3 or 4 folds. Do not over-mix or the whole batter will turn blue if you are using frozen berries.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and jiggle the pan to even it out instead of spreading. Poke a few extra blueberries on top into the batter. Bake for 45-55 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Transfer pan to a rack to cool 10 minutes. Lift the loaf from the pan and cool completely on the rack.
- To make the glaze, combine all ingredients and whisk until smooth. Spread over cooled cake and enjoy. This loaf can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
