Lisa Yarde
Blueberry Lemon Loaf
This Blueberry Lemon Bread is super moist, easy to make, and has a tangy flavor
Servings: 8
Calories: 259kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ Plain white flour 265g
- 1 cup White sugar , 220g,preferably caster/superfine
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup Plain yoghurt preferably not low fat
- 3 Large eggs approx 60 – 65g / 2 – 2.2 oz
- 2 tsp Grated lemon zest 1 large or 2 small lemons
- ½ tsp Vanilla extract or essence
- ½ cup Vegetable oil or canola
BLUEBERRIES
- tbsp Flour
- 1 ½ cup Frozen or fresh blueberries no need to defrost
OPTIONAL LEMON GLAZE
- 1 ½ cup Confectionary / soft icing sugar sifted
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1-2 tbsp Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F
- Butter and line a loaf pan (23.5 x 13cm / 8 1/2 x 4 1/4") with parchment / baking paper (
- Whisk Dry ingredients in a bowl. Make a well and add Wet ingredients. Use a fork to pierce the yolks then whisk the Wet ingredients. Then use a spatula to fold it into the Dry ingredients until it is mostly lump free
- Toss blueberries in flour then fold into the batter.
- Pour into the prepared tin. Bake for 50 minutes, then cover with foil. Bake for a further 25 minutes
- Rest for 5 minutes then turn onto a cooling rack. Once cooled, drizzle with Glaze. Wait until the glaze sets before slicing to serve.
GLAZE
- Whisk ingredients together until smooth, using milk to achieve a thick smooth glaze . Pour or spread over cake set on a rack over a baking tray. Scrape glaze drippings on the tray back onto the cake.
Notes
This can be made with raspberries, strawberries or any other fruit that you want. Fresh or frozen – just ensure they are chopped to be around the size of blueberries, you don’t want giant chunks of fruit throughout it.
Nutrition Facts
1 servings per container
Serving Size75g
- Amount Per ServingCalories259
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
11.4g
18%
- Saturated Fat 2.4g 12%
- Cholesterol 1mg 1%
- Sodium 34mg 2%
- Potassium 179mg 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
36.5g
13%
- Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%
- Sugars 21.8g
- Protein 3.3g 7%
- Vitamin A 0.0%
- Vitamin C 0.0%
- Calcium 9%
- Iron 5%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
