Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Bars
This breakfast treat is perfect for those mornings you have guests over that you want to impress or when you just want to satiate your morning sweet tooth!
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Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Bars
The combination of lemon and blueberry is perfect for those moments you want to eat your fruit as it's surrounded by delicious sponge and sugar.
Equipment
- 8 x 8 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 lemon zested
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 t vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 t baking powder
- 2 t sea salt
- 1 ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Using a stand mixer, hand mixer, or whisk, combine the butter, lemon zest, and sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Toss the blueberries in enough flour to lightly coat them. This helps them distribute throughout the batter.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add your flour mixture and buttermilk to your butter mixture and use a spatuala to fold together and combine.
- Add your blueberries and carefully fold them in with a spatula to combine.
- Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish.
- Pour your batter into the dish and spread it evenly.
- Sprinkle the top of your batter with sugar.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes. Use a toothpick to check if it's done.
Notes
– You can use frozen blueberries in place of fresh ones and they do not need to be thawed before using!
– If you don’t have buttermilk you can make you’re own by combining 2 tsp. of vinegar or lemon juice and 1/2 cup of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
