Old Fashioned Lemon Bread Recipes

LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, lemon zest and juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; immediately drizzle over bread. Serve warm.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and flour-dust a 4 1/2 by 8 1/2-inch loaf pan; preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; in a small bowl, beat eggs with milk, oil and lemon peel.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until blended and spread batter in prepared loaf pan.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes; meanwhile, prepare lemon glaze.
• Using a long wooden skewer, poke numerous holes in hot bread, piercing all the way to the bottom.
• Slowly drizzle hot glaze over bread; let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.
• Lemon Glaze: In a small pan, combine lemon juice and sugar; stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.

CANADIAN LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add 2 beaten eggs.
• Sift flour and baking powder.
• Add salt.
• Add lemon peel to the butter.
• To this add flour mix.
• Stir in milk and blend well.
• Bake in loaf pan at 350 for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Add powdered sugar to lemon juice.
• When bread is done, prick top with a fork and dribble lemon juice and sugar mixture over top.

GOLDEN LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack., Combine the glaze ingredients; immediately pour over warm bread. Cool completely before removing from pan.