LEMON BLUEBERRY BREAD

LEMON BLUEBERRY BREAD

Preheat oven to 350*F

1/2 cup salted butter (room temperature)

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sour cream

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 Tlbs. grated lemon zest

optional: confectioners sugar, for dusting

In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Then add vanilla.  Beat in sour cream on a lower setting a half a cup at a time.  In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and baking powder together.  Slowly add dry ingredients to the butter mixture.  In a small bowl, mix the blueberries with the lemon zest.  Fold in the fruit mixture to the batter.  

Pour batter into a 9x5 inch greased loaf pan.  Bake in oven 1 hour or until done.  Cool for 20 minutes on a cooling rack.  Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving.

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