{"id":3890,"date":"2026-04-19T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:14:01","slug":"lemon-blueberry-loaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/lemon-blueberry-loaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Blueberry Loaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lemon Blueberry Loaf<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the loaf:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp baking soda (optional in some versions)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter (softened)<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp lemon zest (about 1\u20132 lemons)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup yogurt or sour cream (for moisture)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp flour (to coat blueberries)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional lemon glaze:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00be\u20131 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp milk (if needed for consistency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, whisk <strong>flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In another bowl, cream <strong>butter + sugar<\/strong> until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Add <strong>eggs one by one<\/strong>, then mix in <strong>vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice, and yogurt<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly add dry ingredients into wet mixture. Mix until just combined (don\u2019t overmix).<\/li>\n<li>Toss blueberries with a little flour, then gently fold them into the batter.<\/li>\n<li>Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>50\u201360 minutes<\/strong>, or until a toothpick comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool 10\u201315 minutes, then remove from pan and cool fully.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Lemon Glaze<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix powdered sugar + lemon juice until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add a little milk if too thick.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle over cooled loaf.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tossing blueberries in flour helps prevent sinking<\/li>\n<li>Yogurt or sour cream keeps it extra moist<\/li>\n<li>Frozen blueberries work best (don\u2019t thaw)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lemon Blueberry Loaf \u00a0Ingredients For the loaf: 1\u00bd cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder \u00bc tsp baking soda (optional&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3892,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions\/3892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}