Lemon Bread

Ingredients

Bread

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• Grated zest of 1 lemon

Glaze

• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Bread

1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
2. Cut butter into the dry mixture using a pastry blender or your fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs.
3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs slightly and stir in the buttermilk. Add the milk/egg mixture to the flour mixture.
4. Add the grated lemon zest and mix only until moistened.
5. Spoon mixture into greased and floured* loaf pan.
6. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until golden.
7. Cool 10 minutes then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack. Brush cake with glaze.

Glaze

1. Heat and stir the lemon juice and sugar for 5 minutes.

Notes

* For best results, use our Pan Release!