Buttermilk Lime Quick Bread
Featuring a bright citrus flavor, a slice of this Buttermilk Lime Quick Bread makes for a great mid-morning snack or a tasty late night dessert. You choose!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 234kcal
Ingredients
For the Lime Bread
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp fresh lime zest ~1 lime
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice ~1 lime
- ¼ cup coarse sugar such as sparkling sugar or turbinado sugar
For the Glaze
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice ~1 lime
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
For the Lime Bread
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 9”x5” loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set pan aside.
- Using a medium bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir until well combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, add egg, buttermilk, oil, lime zest and lime juice; whisk until well combined.
- Pour the buttermilk mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture; stir until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan. (Tip: Use an offset spatula to evenly spread top of batter.)
- Sprinkle coarse sugar evenly on top of batter.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out mostly clean.
For the Glaze
- Using a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice and sugar.
- Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire cooling rack.
- Brush the glaze on top of warm bread.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from Better Crocker.
Nutrition
Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg
