Lemon Blueberry Poppy Seed Bread + Orange Vanilla Glaze
This lemon blueberry poppy seed bread is so delicious. I love the hint of lemon flavor with the sweet blueberries. You can also make a sweet orange vanilla glaze for the top of this bread.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
Bread
- 1/2 cup Butter at room temperature
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs at room temperature
- Lemon Zest from 1 lemon
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Poppy Seeds
- 1/2 cup Milk
- Lemon Juice from 1 lemon
- 1 1/4 cups Blueberries
Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/8 cup Orange Juice
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare your loaf pan by greasing the bottom and sides of the pan.
- In a large bowl beat together the softened butter and granulated sugar. Beat together until fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the butter and sugar mixture.
- Add the lemon zest to the butter mixture and beat to combine.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl including the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds. Set aside.
- Combine the milk and lemon juice together in a mixing glass. Set aside.
- Add a little of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix together. Alternate with the milk/lemon juice and the dry ingredients until everything is mixed together.
- Fold in the blueberries to the batter.
- Add the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- For the glaze mix together the powdered sugar, orange juice and vanilla extract. Add to the top of the bread while the bread is still slightly warm.