glazed lemon bread

An easy lemon bread recipe topped with a sweet lemon glaze. This Glazed Lemon Bread is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!

Glazed Lemon Bread

(220 grams) all-purpose flour

baking powder

salt

(120 milliliters) oil ((canola

(200 grams) granulated sugar

(230 grams) sour cream

(60 milliliters) fresh lemon juice

lemon zest ((zest of 1 lemon))

eggs

vanilla extract

(120 grams) powdered sugar

tbsp (30 ml) fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, and vanilla until fully combined.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients together and mix until just combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it around into one even layer. Bake at 350°F for 45-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If needed, tent with foil for the last 15-20 minutes of baking to prevent excess browning on top of the bread.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes in the loaf pan. Carefully remove from the loaf pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the lemon bread:

Once the bread has cooled, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice. If the glaze is too thick, add more lemon juice as needed. If the glaze is too thin, add more powdered sugar.

Pour the glaze on the bread and spread it around to fully cover the top of the bread. Allow the glaze to harden for 15-20 minutes, then slice and enjoy!

To make the lemon glaze:

This Lemon Bread is tender, moist, and full of bright lemon flavor. But the sweet and tart glaze is what takes this Lemon Bread recipe to another level.

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all-purpose flour

table salt

unsalted butter (softened)

eggs (room temperature)

sugar

buttermilk (or homemade buttermilk (see notes))

lemon zest (~2 large lemons)

lemon juice (~2 large lemons)

Preheat

Preheat oven to 350℉/175℃. 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.

Sift

In a medium bowl, sift together 1½ cups all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon table salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder and whisk to evenly distribute salt and baking powder. 

Cream

In a large mixing bowl, cream together ½ cup unsalted butter, 2 large eggs, and 1 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. 

Combine

Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, along with ½ cup buttermilk and 2 teaspoons lemon zest Fold to evenly incorporate batter. Be careful to not overmix, just mix until the flour is fully moistened.  

Bake

Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a lemon loaf comes out clean. 

Prepare Glaze

While lemon bread is baking, whisk together 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Tip: it may help to warm up your lemon juice for 20-30 seconds in the microwave before whisking with sugar.

Glaze

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.

Cool

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. 

The absolute best!  Mine was a little on the dry side.  I followed the directions to a T and used milk.  My eggs and butter were at room temp. Could I have over/under beat the butter, eggs and sugar?

Thanks Kristen! I tried making the lemon bread with adding 4 teaspoons of poppyseeds and it turned out delicious!  
Thank you for all your fantastic recipes and advice ...5+ stars!

I love lemon bread, this recipe did not disappoint. So tasty and moist.

I loved this lemon bread! Great addition to my breakfast.

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