3/4cupbuttermilk OR 3/4 milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar SEE NOTES BELOW
2cupsfresh blueberries
21/2cupsflour
2teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
Lemon Glaze
2cuppowdered sugar
3tablespoonswater, more if needed to make it easier to spread
1/4teaspoonvanilla, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder and whisk together; set aside. *To make buttermilk for this recipe, simply pour milk into bowl and add 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
In a large bowl fit with a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Zest one lemon and chop zest finely. Add to mixture and cream together for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time and beat for a few minutes until combined well. Alternate adding dry ingredients to mixing bowl and buttermilk and continue mixing until well combined. Fold in blueberries.
Grease a loaf pan with butter and flour and pour batter into pan. Bake for about 55 minutes. Allow to cool a little before adding glaze to the top.
To make the glaze, in a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla extract. Using a fork or whisk, whisk ingredients until it is smooth. Pour over the top of the pound cake.
Notes
**To make BUTTERMILK - see this easy recipe with directions here https://www.swankyrecipes.com/how-to-make-buttermilk-and-buttermilk-substitute.html