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Lemon Blueberry Loaf – Gluten Free

Lemon Blueberry Loaf is a tasty blend of citrus and seasonal fruit.  This gluten free bread will delight your taste buds with its refreshing flavours.

I love blueberries but no one else in my family feels the same way.  They will eat blueberries if I blend them with another flavour.

I also love lemon so I decided that would be the blend today.

I made this Lemon Blueberry Loaf in a large loaf pan but it could also be made in a size smaller.  I need to buy myself some smaller ones!

This delightful loaf yields 12 servings when baked in a large loaf pan.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

The first  thing that I did to make Lemon Blueberry Loaf was to dump some granulated sugar, shortening and two large eggs into a large mixing bowl.

Then I used an electric hand mixer to beat them together until they were light and fluffy.

Once the ingredients were combined I added in some apple sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract.

Next I used the electric hand mixer again and beat just until the ingredients were combined.

Then I measured in Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour, baking powder and salt.

I used a large wooden spoon to stir the dry ingredients into the wet in the large mixing bowl.

The last ingredient I added was the fresh blueberries.  I carefully folded them into the batter.

Once the blueberries were incorporated into the batter I sprayed a large loaf pan with cooking spray.  

A medium loaf pan would work well too and give you a slightly higher loaf.

After spraying the pan I scraped the batter into it and spread the batter out evenly in the pan.

Then I put the loaf pan into a preheated 350F oven for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center came out clean.

After taking the Lemon Blueberry Loaf out of the oven I let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes I inverted it out of the loaf pan and let it finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Once cooled I sliced the loaf to get it ready to serve.

Lemon Blueberry Loaf is an appealing addition to any table.  This moist, flavourful loaf not only looks appetizing but tastes great too!

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

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Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Loaf is a delicious breakfast or snack recipe. This lemon blueberry bread is made with fresh blueberries, lemon juice, lemon zest and Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour.

PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make this Lemon Blueberry Loaf:

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs, large
  • 2/3 cups apple sauce
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup blueberries

How to Make Lemon Blueberry Loaf:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a large or medium size loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Dump the granulated sugar, shortening and the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Blend until well combined with an electric hand mixer.
  3. Dump in the apple sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Use the electric hand mixer again to combine.
  4. Measure in the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour, baking powder and salt. Use a large wooden spoon or spatula to stir them together.
  5. Fold in the blueberries.
  6. Scrape batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  7. Place loaf pan in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  8. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes.
  9. After 10 minutes invert onto cooling rack to finish cooling.
  10. Slice loaf when cooled.
  11. Serve and enjoy!
Yield: 12

Lemon Blueberry Loaf - Gluten Free

Lemon Blueberry Loaf is a tasty blend of citrus and seasonal fruit.  This gluten free bread will delight your taste buds with its refreshing flavours.

Lemon Blueberry Loaf is a tasty blend of citrus and seasonal fruit.  This gluten free bread will delight your taste buds with its refreshing flavours.

Prep Time 18 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs, large
  • 2/3 cups apple sauce
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a large or medium size loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Dump the granulated sugar, shortening and the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Blend until well combined with an electric hand mixer.
  3. Dump in the apple sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Use the electric hand mixer again to combine.
  4. Measure in the Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour, baking powder and salt. Use a large wooden spoon or spatula to stir them together.
  5. Fold in the blueberries.
  6. Scrape batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  7. Place loaf pan in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  8. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes.
  9. After 10 minutes invert onto cooling rack to finish cooling.
  10. Slice loaf when cooled.
  11. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 195Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 191mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g

Dar

Monday 24th of June 2024

So where is this printable recipe for the Lemon Blueberry Loaf?

Kathleen

Tuesday 25th of June 2024

Hi Dar, It is at the bottom of the page. You can hit the Jump to Recipe button at the top of the page and it will take you directly to the printable card. Take care, Kathleen

Nanci Wilson

Wednesday 22nd of February 2023

I was at our Seniors 'Game Day' today, & the President is Gluten Sensitive, (but she does eat gluten), & she knows that I have Celiac. She made this Lemon Blueberry Loaf & used butter in place of shortening, & it was DELICIOUS! Even those who are NOT gluten-free had some & liked it. Several people (including myself) asked for he recipe. I was the fortunate one because I got to take home the 2 pieces that were left. This recipe will definitely be going into my recipe file. Thank you for the recipe. Now I am going to see whatever recipes I want to try.

Kathleen

Friday 24th of February 2023

Hi Nanci, You are very welcome! I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you very much for taking the time to share this with us and I hope you find more recipes on the site that you enjoy!! Take care, Kathleen

Ashley

Saturday 11th of February 2023

I just made this and it came out a little grainy. Do you know what could cause this? I think next time I'll add more lemon as well.

Kathleen

Saturday 11th of February 2023

Hi Ashley, If you substituted another brand of flour that could do it? I have not had an issue with it being grainy when I make it. Let us know if you made any substitutions... Take care, Kathleen

Fran Arnold

Thursday 11th of August 2022

What can I use in place of the shortening in the Lemon Blueberry Loaf receipe. Thanks

Kathleen

Friday 12th of August 2022

Hi Fran, You could try substituting butter or margarine for the shortening. Take care, Kathleen

Connie

Saturday 2nd of April 2022

I would give this a 5 star. It was excellent. Used coconut shortening and raw sugar. It tasted really good; very moist too.

Maxine

Monday 11th of July 2022

@Connie, how much coconut shortening and raw sugar did you use?

Kathleen

Saturday 2nd of April 2022

Hi Connie, Thank you so much for sharing your substitions and review with us. I am glad you enjoyed the recipe. Take care, Kathleen

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