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Blueberry Bread is the perfect way to enjoy fresh blueberries. With a hint of lemon, this moist, tender bread is perfect for brunch or just a delightful snack.
Easy Quick Bread
I was in the mood for a little sweet bread the other day and had some blueberries in the fridge. I love the combination of blueberries and lemon so I added in some lemon into the glaze. This bread is a fun twist on my favorite lemon blueberry muffin.
How to Make Blueberry Bread
- Mix together softened butter, sugar and eggs.
- Add in four, baking powder and salt.
- Gently fold in blueberries.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While bread is baking, mix up glaze.
- Combine lemon or orange juice, and sugar in a small pan. Heat to dissolve sugar.
- Remove bread from oven and pour glaze over the top of hot bread.
The glaze will pool around the bread, don’t worry. It will soak in as the bread cools.
- Allow bread to stand in pan for about 10 -15 minutes to allow the glaze to absorb into the bread.
- Remove the bread from the pan and allow to cool completely before slicing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sometimes I will also add the zest and juice of one orange or one lemon to the batter for extra flavor.
If I’m worried about the glaze absorbing I will run a knife around the edge of the bread to loosen it a bit and allow the glaze to absorb down into the sides of the bread.
When using frozen blueberries I like to let them thaw and then pat them dry. I also will give them a light coating of flour to help stop them from bleeding into the bread batter.
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Blueberry Orange Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 orange zest and juice
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup blueberries
Glaze
- 1 orange juiced
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
- Mix together butter, sugar and eggs.
- Stir in rind and juice.
- Add in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Mix until combined and moistened.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean
Glaze
- Combine juice and sugar in a small pan. Heat to dissolve sugar.
- Pour glaze over top of hot loaf.
- Let stand for 10-15 minutes before removing from pan.
Vera Lima says
I love this combination: Blueberry and Orange !!
I have to try it next week.
Marilyn says
I LOVE the combo of lemon and blueberry but I’ve never tried orange and blueberry…….but I’ll be trying it now! I host a monthly spice themed party with a link party and spice giveaway and I’d love for you to stop by and link up and enter to win some yummy spices! You can link up here
http://www.4you-withlove.com/2013/07/party-thyme-beat-heat-link-party-and.html
Thanks again for the inspiration and have a wonderful weekend!
Sinea Pies says
LOVE this recipe.
It is going on my “gotta make this” list. Perfect for the holidays (though I might not be able to wait that long) 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing it.
Hey, will you stop by my Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop today and share it with everybody?
That’d be so great!
Thanks ?
Sinea