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Glazed Lemon Bread is a delicious sweet tangy bread that is great for breakfast or served with tea as an afternoon treat. It is moist and easy to make anytime!
It was one of those days, one of those days when I felt like I needed something sweet and homemade in my life, but I did not want to make a big fuss. I just wanted something that I could make with my hand mixer, a bowl, and items that I currently have in my pantry.
So I pulled out the new cookbook that I purchased years ago at Barnes & Noble on sale, Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh by Barbara Fairchild. It has 1100 recipes which if I used this book alone would be more than enough to keep me busy cooking all year.
It is always great when you stumble upon a simple recipe that not only incorporates fresh ingredients, but also items that you already have in your kitchen. No additional trips required to the store due to missing something is always a good thing. canThis recipe makes a sweet bread that almost reminds me of a lighter version pound cake.
What ingredients are needed for this glazed lemon bread recipe?
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Lemon, juice and zest
- Milk
How to make lemon bread:
Begin the recipe by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined. Set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer, blend together the 1 cup sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs in one at a time followed by mixing in the lemon zest.
Turn the mixer on low speed and slowly add in the flour mixture followed by the milk until well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven until a cake tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
Allow the bread to cool in the pan on a rack. In a small bowl, whisk together ½ cup sugar and the lemon juice. Place in the microwave and allow it to heat up enough to dissolve the sugar into the lemon juice. Stir together and pierce the top of the bread all over with a skewer or the handle of a wooden spoon and spoon the lemon glaze over the bread while it is still warm.
Allow the bread to cool completely before slicing to serving. Store the lemon bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.
Recipe
Glazed Lemon Bread
Equipment
- loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups sugar, divided
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Begin the recipe by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, blend together the 1 cup sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs in one at a time followed by mixing in the lemon zest.
- Turn the mixer on low speed and slowly add the flour mixture followed by the milk until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven until a cake tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan on a rack.
- In a small bowl, whisk together ½ cup sugar and the lemon juice.
- Place in the microwave and allow it to heat up enough to dissolve the sugar into the lemon juice. Stir together to make sure combined.
- While the bread is still in the pan, pierce the top of the bread all over with a skewer or the handle of a wooden spoon and carefully spoon the lemon glaze over the bread while it is still warm.
- Allow the bread to cool completely before removing it from the pan and slicing to serving. Store the lemon bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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Have any comments, questions, or other delicious ways to use this Glazed Lemon Bread? Please share them in the comments below!
Durand Worthey
This looks really good and I do have a thing for lemon. This would be great for a light snack with my herbal tea. Thanks!
LaKita
Thank you so much!