Day 306 - Blueberry Lemon Bread

I had purchased a bunch of blueberries at Costco the other day and before my children devoured them, I figured I'd better put them to good use.
Not that I minded that they were eating them, that's what they're for, but I really wanted to put them into something.
I haven't made blueberry bread yet, so wanted to try that.
I found this recipe at Crazy for Crust and made some changes to it.

*3/27/12 - As an update to this bread, warm fruit in the oven or microwave and toss them in a minimal amount of flour before adding them to the batter.  This prevents them from sinking.  Thanks so much to my faithful reader, Chantelle for giving me that tip!  It works like a charm and your bread won't have sunken blueberries as mine did in the picture below.*

Blueberry Lemon Bread - makes 1 loaf


1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
zest and juice of 1 medium lemon
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare a loaf pan by spraying it with cooking spray, buttering it and dusting it lightly with flour.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and lemon zest; set aside.
In a medium bowl, beat eggs.  Add milk, vanilla, lemon juice and melted butter.  Mix well.

Add to dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

Gently fold in blueberries.
Pour into prepared loaf pan.

Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Place loaf pan on a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

I rate everything I bake on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the best and this Blueberry Lemon Bread earned 3 1/2 rolling pins.
It was quite delicious!
I am so looking forward to having some with my morning coffee tomorrow.
The family unanimously agreed on the rating, so I'm not alone!
It was very easy to put together and would make a great gift for a neighbor or friend.
Seriously, people are still going to need gifts even though Christmas is over.
People need to know that you're thinking about them and that you care.
Spread the love.  Give them Blueberry Lemon Bread.

I give you all BIG baking hugs and muffins!!