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.