Lemon Bread

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
Yield 1 loaf (12 pieces)
Test Kitchen Approved
Fresh lemons and a lemony glaze lend our lemon bread recipe a hint of sunshine. Serve slices of this sweet loaf for breakfast or dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup 2% milk
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, lemon zest and juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
  2. Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; immediately drizzle over bread. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 228 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 143mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

I often bake this sunshiny, sweet bread when company's due. It has a pound cakelike texture. —Kathy Scott, Lingle, Wyoming
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