
This
glazed lemon
bread recipe has
butter, sugar, eggs, lemon zest,
milk, and chopped pecans. Serve for breakfast or brunch.
The
lemon glaze is applied warm and soaks in to the bread to
make this quick bread recipe absolutely lemony and delicious. Also try
this lemon bread recipe for an afternoon snack or as a dessert bread.
Breakfast and Brunch Serving Ideas:
Serve this lemon quick bread warm or cold with butter, honey,
or
just plain with nothing on top. Try cream cheese as a spread by
flavoring cream cheese with lemon or orange juice for even more citrus
flavor. Quick breads taste great with orange, berry or banana fruit
smoothies.
Serve glazed lemon bread with these breakfast
smoothies.
Lemon
Bread Recipe
This
recipe is from
my mom's recipe box collection.Find
more bread recipes in this Old-Fashioned
Cookbook
 Bread Recipes
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Prep
Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 50 minutes
Ingredient List:
1/4 cup soft butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)
Lemon Glaze
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350
degrees.
Step 2: Grease and flour a 9" x
5" loaf pan.
Step 3: In a medium bowl, beat
butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Step
4: Add eggs and beat well.
Step 5: Add dry ingredients
alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition.
Step 6: Pour into a greased and
floured loaf pan and bake
at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
from the center. Place on wire cooling rack.
Step 7: In a small saucepan or
microwave safe bowl, mix lemon juice and powdered sugar and heat until
warm.
Step 8: After the bread cools for
10 minutes, prick top with fork and pour glaze over top.
Step 9: Let cool and remove from pan. Cool
the glazed lemon bread completely and slice thin to serve.
Makes
8-12 servings.