Blueberry Bread

Enjoy a slice of homemade Blueberry Bread, perfect for breakfast or morning tea. This moist olive oil cake is packed with fresh blueberries, lemon zest and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

Blueberries never looked so good 💜

This lovely Blueberry Bread was a labor of love, but I’m so thrilled with the way it turned out. A moist olive oil loaf studded with fresh blueberries and flavoured with fresh lemons.

It’s the perfect tea-time treat.

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that it took quite a few turns to get this Blueberry Bread just right – and a big part of that was because my blueberries keeping sinking!

Have you ever had that problem before?

I reached out to you on Instagram Stories to find out your tricks for preventing this, and after a few more tests, I finally found something that worked for me. See all those glorious blueberries suspended on top? Boom!

So most people suggested rolling the blueberries in flour before adding to the batter. I tried this and it worked a little – but it wasn’t good enough. The blueberries were still sitting in the bottom half of the loaf.

So how did we make it from a blueberry bottomed loaf to this? 👇🏻

Well I did coat the blueberries, I used cornflour, but flour is fine too. But I only added them to half the batter. So the batter without blueberries goes into the tin first, followed by the batter with the blueberries. Then I added a few blueberries on top before baking.

The result was pure blueberry perfection. You’ve got a sweet, soft but dense olive oil loaf filled to the brim with fresh blueberries, while fresh lemon juice and zest add a pop of flavour.

It’s sweet, without being too sweet, so would even make a lovely treat for a late breakfast or brunch. My favourite way to eat it is slightly warm (just zap a slice in the microwave for 10 seconds) and smothered in softened butter.

How to make Blueberry Bread

• This loaf is best made with a bowl and a whisk or spatula, so put away the electric mixer. If you use an electric mixer, you’ll run the risk of over beating which will result in a dry, tough cake.
• Try not to over bake this cake. Every oven is different, so start checking the loaf from about 45 minutes onwards. Insert a butter knife or skewer into the centre of the cake, if it comes out clean, you know the cake is ready.

How to stop blueberries from sinking in cake

• To ensure the blueberries don’t sink, coat them in corn flour or corn starch. Only add blueberries to half the batter as instructed in the recipe below – and reserve a few extra to place on top.

more bread recipes to try

• Chocolate Bread
• Banana Bread
• Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
• Blueberry Bread

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Blueberry Bread

Yield Serves 8

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Prep: 20 minutesCook: 50 minutesTotal: 1 hour 10 minutes

An irresistible Blueberry Bread made with olive oil, lemon and fresh blueberries.

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Ingredients

• 155 grams (1 and 1/4 cups) fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch or cornflour*
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
• 200 grams (1 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• Zest of one lemon
• 210 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) plain flour or all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) greek yoghurt

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. Grease and line a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with baking or parchment paper.
2. Add 1 cup blueberries (set aside remaining 1/4 cup of blueberries) and cornflour to a small bowl and mix until blueberries are coated. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add olive oil, sugar, vanilla, eggs, lemon juice and zest. Whisk briefly to combine.
4. Add flour, baking powder and yogurt. Gently mix with a wooden spoon until combined – but be careful not to over mix.
5. Add roughly 1/2 of your batter to prepared tin. Then add the coated blueberries to the remaining batter and gently mix through, before adding mixture to prepared tin. Press extra blueberries on top.
6. Bake loaf for approximately 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If you find the top of your loaf is browning too much, simply add a piece of alfoil over the top towards the end of cooking.

Notes

*Cornflour: If you don’t have cornstarch or cornflour, use 1 tablespoon of plain flour.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 slice Calories: 371

Nutrition information is a guide only.

Author: Jessica HolmesCategory: DessertCuisine: American

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Jessica Holmes

Hi, I’m Jess, the creator of Sweetest Menu and the author of Something Sweet. A self-taught baker and published recipe writer who can’t stop making easy and delicious baking recipes.