Glazed Lemon Bread
This Glazed Lemon Bread is quick, tasty and perfect for Saturday morning breakfasts at home!
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 276kcal
Ingredients
For the Bread
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
Glaze
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 5 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Bread
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a 9"x5" loaf pan; set aside.
- Using a countertop mixer, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy (~2-3 minutes on medium speed).
- Add eggs; blend until well combined.
- In a separate small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir until well combined.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the mixer bowl; blend until well combined.
- Add half of the milk to the mixer bowl; blend until well combined.
- Repeat with the remaining flour and milk.
- Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the bowl; blend until well combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 53-57 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out mostly clean. Set bread aside to cool.
For the Glaze
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; whisk together until smooth.
- Drizzle Glaze over cooled bread before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
