BLUEBERRY 🫐🍋 LEMON BREAD

this recipe serves 12, but my boyfriend is bringing this to field and drill training tomorrow — the soldiers ALWAYS look forward to home-baked treats, so i made him three pans to-go, plus some other goodies that MIGHT last him + his guys a week. hahahha. i tend to bake waaayyy more when i’m sad, & i get SO DEPRESSED when sarge is gone at length for military anything — especially after FOUR deployments. anyway, here’s how to whip up some fresh-baked sunshine for your next rainy day!

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INGREDIENTS

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— 1 cup butter, softened & unsalted

— 8 oz (or one block) of cream cheese

— 3/4 cup of sugar

— 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

— 4 eggs

— 2 cups of all purpose flour

— 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

— 1/2 teaspoon salt

— 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice

— sprinkle of lemon zest

— 2 cups of fresh blueberries, tossed in 1 tablespoon flour

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PROCESS

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— preheat your oven to 350° degrees

— grease 2 loaf pans (9x5), or one large pan. you can even portion this out for muffins!

— cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.

— mix in the vanilla extract + eggs.

— slowlyyyy add in the flour, baking powder, & salt. once combined, carefully fold in the fresh blueberries.

— the batter will be pretty thick, but that means you did it right! portion batter into the greased pans evenly.

— place into preheated oven & bake for about 50 minutes, or until you poke the middle and your toothpick comes out clean.

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let cool, slice, serve and enjoy! 😋

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