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Blueberry Lemon Bread ready to serve.
Sophie Bennett

Blueberry Lemon Bread

A moist lemon-scented quick bread with tender blueberry pockets.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling/chilling/resting 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Cake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Batter
  • 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) neutral oil
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) whole milk
  • 1/4 cup (60 g) plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Fruit
  • 1 cup (150 g) blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon flour for tossing berries

Equipment

  • 9 x 5-inch loaf pan
  • Digital Kitchen Scale
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Electric Hand Mixer
  • Silicone Spatula
  • Wire Cooling Rack

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease the pan and add a parchment sling. Keep the tablespoon of berry flour separate from the main flour.
  2. Whisk the 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Rub lemon zest into granulated sugar in a separate large bowl until fragrant.
  3. Whisk eggs, oil, milk, yogurt, lemon juice, and vanilla into the citrus sugar until the wet mixture looks uniform.
  4. Fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients just until almost combined. Toss blueberries with their tablespoon of flour and fold gently into the batter.
  5. Scrape into the pan and level the top, spreading blueberries evenly. Avoid stirring repeatedly, which can break berries and streak the crumb.
  6. Bake 50–60 minutes, until a center tester shows no raw batter. If it strikes a juicy blueberry, check another nearby spot.
  7. Cool in the pan 15 minutes, then lift onto a rack and cool about 1 hour. Tent the top during baking if it darkens before the middle cooks.
  8. Cut after cooling with a serrated knife. This quick-bread version uses oil and yogurt and is served plain, keeping it distinct from the glazed butter-based loaf cake.

Notes

  • Yield: 10 slices
  • Oven/heat: 350°F (175°C)
  • Pan/container: 9 x 5-inch loaf pan
  • Includes staged baking or stovetop work where applicable; use the texture cues in the method.
  • Times are approximate: cook/bake 55 minutes (approximate); cooling/chilling/resting 1 hour 15 minutes (approximate; see method); total 2 hours 30 minutes (approximate).
  • Fold berries in at the very end and avoid repeated stirring, which can break their skins and discolor the batter.
  • Use raspberries in the same weight, folding carefully because they break more easily than blueberries.
  • Keep wrapped at cool room temperature up to 2 days or refrigerate up to 5 days. Freeze slices up to 2 months.
  • Nutrition values are not provided; no calculated nutrition data is included.