Description
Enjoy a moist and flavorful Lemon Bread with a tangy glaze. This recipe provides step-by-step instructions to bake the perfect loaf.
Ingredients
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- 1¾ cups (210 g) all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp (14 g) cornstarch
- 1½ tsps baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (120 g) warm milk
- 3 tbsp (42 g) lemon juice
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp (26 g) unflavored vegetable oil
- 1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar
- 1½ tbsp lemon zest
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup (50 g) white granulated sugar (for syrup)
- ¼ cup (55 g) lemon juice (for syrup)
- 1 cup (125 g) icing sugar (for glaze)
- 1½ tbsp (21 g) lemon juice (for glaze)
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (optional, for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 °C (320°F) and line an 8.5×4.5inch loaf tin.
- Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Combine warm milk and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Cream together butter, vegetable oil, sugar, and lemon zest for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add half of the milk/lemon juice mixture and mix until combined.
- Fold in half of the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Add the remaining milk/lemon juice mixture and fold until just combined.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and gently fold until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into the loaf tin, spread evenly, and bake for 1 hour, or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the loaf tin for 15 minutes. Prepare the lemon syrup.
- For the syrup, combine sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Heat until sugar is dissolved.
- After 15 minutes, remove the lemon loaf and place it on a tray.
- Cover the entire cake in the lemon syrup, including the bottom.
- Let the lemon loaf completely cool. Then make the lemon glaze.
Notes
- If you don’t have a fan function, adjust baking time accordingly.
- Do not overmix the batter to maintain a moist texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 75mg