Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
Add ½ Tablespoon lemon juice to a measuring cup and add milk to reach ½ cup. Set aside and let rest 5-10 minutes.
In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, and baking powder.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl, using whisk attachment, beat sugar and lemon zest for 30 seconds. Add butter and beat for 3 minutes or until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well mixed. Add 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice.
Mix ⅓ of the flour mixture into butter mixture (on low or by hand). Add ½ of milk mixture (from step 2), remaining flour, then remaining milk mixture. Do not overmix.
Toss blueberries with 2 teaspoons of flour. Gently fold half the blueberries into the batter. Add ½ of the batter to loaf pan.
Sprinkle remaining ½ of the blueberries over the batter, then top with the remaining batter.
Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes. Turn loaf out onto a rack and remove parchment paper. Cool completely before slicing.
Lemon Glaze
In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice. If needed, add ¼ teaspoon of water at a time (if needed) to reach desired consistency.
Drizzle glaze on top of loaf and allow to set. Garnish with blueberries if desired.
Notes
A splash of lemon extract added in Step 5 of the recipe below will add extra pucker-up appeal!
Freeze chunks of juiced lemons to pop into iced tea!
Warm the lemon in the microwave about 30 seconds to extract as much juice (and zest!) as possible.
Wrap leftovers in plastic film and store at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
To freeze, tightly wrap in plastic film, then in foil, and store for up to 3 months.