This Lemon Bread has a tender crumb and is smothered with a delightfully sweet glaze.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Quick Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, breakfast, lemon, quick bread
Servings: 1loaf
Author: Sam
Ingredients
Bread:
1 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1cupsugar
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2cupmilk
1/2cupunsalted buttermelted
2eggs
Zest from 1 lemon
Icing:
Juice from 1 lemon,about 1-2 tablespoons
1 1/2cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Bread:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x5 loaf pan, set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a medium sized bowl whisk together the milk, butter, and eggs until combined. Pour the wet ingredients and lemon zest into the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center has only moist crumbs. Remove bread from oven and place on a wire rack.
Icing:
In a medium bowl whisk together lemon juice and powdered sugar until smooth.
Pour icing over bread while still hot. Cool bread completely in pan before serving.