Blueberry Lemon Loaf

All I can say is I personally almost
ate the whole loaf by myself it's so good! A must try you won't be sorry this is the best berry loaf I've ever made!

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BEST EVER BLUEBERRY LEMON LOAF!

I really believe this is my favorite quick bread of all time. I love dense fruity cakes with tea and coffee. I am not one for really sweet cakes though.

This one is lemony, a little touch of sweetness and no frosting. I will tell you a little secret why I don't like frosted cakes.

Besides my dear departed dad. I too liked plain cake. I would bake for him all the time when he was alive. We were the only two that didn't like a frosted cookie, cake in our home.

The plain good ole tasting pound cake with fruit or cream on top was our perfect idea of a dessert treat.

I wished I had known how to make this back then he would have loved it as much as I do.

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Blueberry Lemon Loaf Recipe

instructions:

Blueberry Lemon Loaf Recipe

1/3 cup softened butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup overflowing blueberries

Topping after baking:

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons lemon juice 

(for me this is what makes the loaf perfect!)

Heavily grease a loaf pan and I would also use non stick and flour. 

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter together a few minutes. Add the eggs, lemon juice till blended.

At a little at a time add the flour, salt, baking powder and peel to this wet mixture until blended. Fold in the blueberries.

Bake for 1 hour or until middle is firm using toothpick method.

Cool 3 or 4 minutes and invert onto cooling rack or wax paper before adding lemon/sugar glaze topping.

NOTE MY PREFERRED TOPPING:

 The sugar glaze adds an extra lemony flavor by using the 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice mixed together and pour over warm loaf.

Alternate topping garnish: dust with  powdered sugar or one other option use a glaze using a powdered sugar, lemon extract and water frosting.

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