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Lemon Blueberry Banana Bread

Blueberry Lemon Banana Bread

This Lemon Blueberry Banana Bread recipe is delicious! Light and fluffy and loaded with blueberries and a touch of lemon throughout. Your whole house will smell delicious!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices
Calories 208 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1/3 cup softened butter
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice or more!!!
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour + 2 tbsp
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • Zest of 1-2 lemons
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries

Instructions
 

  • Mash the bananas and set aside. Preheat oven to 350º.
    3 ripe bananas
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with a mixer. You'll want to mix for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is more creamy than gritty.
    You can use a hand mixture or stand mixer.
    1/3 cup softened butter, 2/3 cup sugar
  • Add in lemon juice and vanilla and mix.
    4 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp vanilla
  • To sugar mixture, add in dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix again.
    2 cups all purpose flour + 2 tbsp, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp salt
  • Add the banana and mix in. (You can stir bananas in but the mixer incorporates it better)
  • Toss frozen blueberries in flour and shake off any excess
    1 cup frozen blueberries
  • Gently fold in floured blueberries and all but a teaspoon of zest.
    Zest of 1-2 lemons
  • Spoon batter into a greased loaf pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle remaining lemon zest on top and bake for 50-60 minutes. Check with a toothpick or cake tester to be sure comes out clean.
  • Cool on a rack for at least 10 minutes in the pan. Then - carefully - use a towel to cover top of bread. Turn loaf pan over and remove loaf of bread - then set on rack to continue cooling.
  • Slice and serve with softened butter.

Notes

**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 176mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 198IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
Keyword banana, banana bread, blueberry, lemon
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