Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/2 cup butter (softened (this is one stick of butter))
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk (or buttermilk)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 9-inch loaf pan with butter on the bottom and sides of the loaf pan. Add 1 tablespoon of flour to the pan, shaking to coat. Be sure to shake out any excess flour.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, eggs, and sugar until light and fluffy. 
  • In a smaller bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder and whisk to evenly distribute salt and baking powder. 
  • Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, along with the milk and lemon zest. Fold to evenly incorporate batter. Be careful to not overmix, just mix until the flour is fully moistened.  
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a lemon loaf comes out clean. 
  • While lemon bread is baking, whisk together lemon juice and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Tip: it may help to warm up your lemon juice for20-30 seconds in the microwave before whisking with sugar.
  • After the bread is baked, leave your lemon bread in a loaf pan and poke holes halfway to the bottom of the pan evenly along the top of the bread. Pour the glaze over the lemon bread. 
  • Let the bread sit in the loaf pan for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, loosen the sides of the bread from the edges of the pan with a butter knife, then remove the bread from the pan and transfer it to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.