Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves

Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves

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Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves — bursting with lemon and blueberries these cheerful little loaves are sure to brighten your day!

Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves

As I’m writing this, we are preparing to get pounded with snow by the Blizzard of 2015 also known as Snowmaggedon 2015 (I love that name). School is already closed for tomorrow and they are predicting we will get 2-3 feet here in the Boston area.

So, it looks like we will be stuck indoors for awhile. One of my favorite things to do when we’re house bound due to snow, is bake! I think I may need to make a batch of these bright and cheerful little Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves.


Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves

I first made these little loaves on a cold snowy Saturday when we were stuck in the house. I’d been wanting to bake a quick bread using citrus for some time. I love all citrus fruits, they are so bright and cheerful, and love cooking with them, especially in winter when they are in season. Or when I have a sexual mood instead of cheap viagra. I had some lemons in my refrigerator, left over from making Piri Piri sauce, and I had some blueberries that needed to be used, so perfect, I could make Lemon Blueberry Bread.

I’d never made a Lemon Blueberry Bread, so I searched the Internet and settled on this recipe from epicurious.com. Epicurious.com is one of my favorite sites, all of the recipes have been tested thoroughly and I always have great results when I try a recipe.

I did make some modifications, using this recipe from Taste of Home for reference. I really wanted the lemon flavor to come through so I increased the amount of lemon zest and added lemon juice to the batter. I also decreased the amount of glaze as I didn’t want the loaves to get too wet. I also reduced the amount of butter – you don’t miss it at all – and tossed my blueberries in a little bit of flour mixture to prevent sinking. And, I made three mini loaves versus one regular loaf.

Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves

These Lemon Blueberry Mini Loaves turned out beautifully, so moist and delicious. The tangy tart lemon flavor really shines through and the sweetness from the blueberries provides the perfect balance. A slice or two of this Lemon Blueberry bread is perfect for breakfast or as snack anytime of day.

What activities do you enjoy when you are house bound due to snow? Let me know in the comments below!


 

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79 Comments

    • Hi Roger,

      The only change you’ll need to make is to reduce the baking time to about 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a mini muffin comes out clean. Hope you give it a try and enjoy!

  5. Congratulations!
    Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  11. Blueberries are my favorite fruit and I especially like them with lemon. These mini loaves would surely cheer me up on a blah, stuck inside day. Thanks for sharing with See Ya in the Gumbo this week.

  12. Couldn’t get these out of my mind! 🙂

    Congrats Joy – you are one of our Featured Guests at Inspire Me Monday #162 at Create With Joy!

    (Hope you have an extra mini loaf to share with me!) 🙂

  14. […] bread made with Lemons and Blueberries,,bursting with flavor, you can find this recipe and more on Joy Love Food Co-Host Joy Mooiweer Joy Love Food Twitter | Facebook | Google + | Pinterest Would Love The Follow […]

  16. These look so fresh & moist – bursting with delicious-ness – a much-needed taste of summer!

    Have a wonderful weekend – look forward to seeing you at Friendship Friday at Create With Joy!

  19. Although we sure don’t get those snow storms like you guys down here in Georgia, we still find ourselves indoors baking in the winter. I am planning to make banana bread today.
    This recipes sounds really yummy. I’m sure my family would enjoy it. Pinning.
    Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.

    • Thanks Shirley! Banana bread sounds terrific, I have a bunch of overripe bananas to use up so will likely be baking something with bananas today too 🙂

  21. […] bread made with Lemons and Blueberries,,bursting with flavor, you can find this recipe and more on Joy Love Food Co-Host Joy Mooiweer Joy Love Food Twitter | Facebook | Google + | Pinterest Would Love The Follow […]

  28. All I can say is…yum! 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Totally Terrific Tuesday! I hope you stop by tonight at 10pm to link up your recent posts! We love partying with you!

  30. Hello cute lady! I’m loving it. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for partying with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

  31. Lemon and blueberries are the best. Your loaves look so yummy. I hope you have survived all that snow. Yikes, that is a lot.
    Bev

  32. These loaves look so Yummy!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! I have Pinned this too!! Don’t forget to come back next week and share some more!! I love having you!

  34. Hi Joy, what could a better mix than lemon and blueberries! It sounds wonderful, thank you for sharing on The Oh My Heartsie Girl Friday Feature this week!!
    I hope that you dont get slammed with the snow they are talking about. Stay warm and safe!!
    Hugs, Karren

  35. These mini loaves are decieving. They’re small but they PACK A HUGE PUNCH OF FLAVOR! At least, they look like they do! Pinned and sharing.

  37. These look yummy!

    I keep wishing for snow here in the UK and they when you here about snowmaggedon I think ah may be not. I could do with a snow day though to have some fun. It’s all great fund for a day or two and then gets a bit much.

    Stay safe in your snowey season

    Kate :o)

    Over from Home matters linky

    • Thanks Kate! The snow is definitely fun, but I wouldn’t mind getting to some place warm right about now 🙂

  39. Joy, these lemon blueberry loaves look absolutely delicious! I have enjoyed co-hosting the OMHGWW with you this month. 🙂 I’d love to have you come by and party with me at the #HomeMattersParty on Fridays.

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

  42. I love the sound of lemon in these and plus anything mini tastes better, doesn’t it! I’m not sure what it is about the fear of snow that gets us baking, but I did the same thing. Tuesday morning my oven went on and I didn’t stop baking until last night! Get ready for your next round of baking, I hear we’re getting more snow this weekend in the Boston area!

  43. It looks sooooooooooo GOOD
    I’ve already share it and pinned and re-pinned.
    I hope to get here frozen blueberries so I can try your recipe

  44. Joy,

    You are calling my name with this Lemon Blueberry bread. I LOVE lemon and blueberries. Thank you so much for linking up to Wonderful Wed. blog hop. I pinned this delicious bread.
    Many blessings,
    Diane Roark
    recipesforourdailybread

  47. These look so sweet! The storm is supposed to miss us in Upstate NY but we have been getting snow all day. Stay warm and happy baking!

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