If you’re looking for an easy lemon dessert with plenty of bright citrus flavor, this Quick Lemon Bread is a simple loaf worth making. The tender bread is made with softened butter, egg whites, skim milk, and grated lemon peel, then finished with a sweet lemon drizzle that soaks down through the entire loaf. From start to finish, it takes about 50 minutes, making it a convenient choice when you want a homemade dessert without a complicated recipe.
The lemon drizzle is what makes this loaf especially flavorful. After the bread comes out of the oven, a long slender skewer is used to poke holes all the way through the loaf. A mixture of sugar and fresh lemon juice is then heated until the sugar dissolves and slowly drizzled over the warm bread. The holes allow the lemon mixture to soak into the loaf instead of simply sitting on top, giving the finished bread a fresh lemon flavor throughout.
A long slender wooden skewer is the most useful recipe-specific tool for this step. The recipe specifically calls for using one to create numerous holes from the top of the loaf all the way to the bottom, allowing the lemon drizzle to penetrate the bread. A wire cooling rack is also useful afterward, particularly with foil or parchment underneath to catch any excess drizzle as the loaf cools.
This quick lemon bread is a lovely choice for dessert, an afternoon treat, or whenever you want something sweet with fresh lemon flavor. Slice it once completely cooled and enjoy the combination of tender lemon bread and the sweet, tangy drizzle in every bite.
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Quick Lemon Bread
- Total Time: :50
- Yield: 10 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup Granulated SugarLike
- ½ cup ButterLike Baking Butter, softened (or margarine)
- ½ cup large egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup skim milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/3 cup Granulated SugarLike (for the drizzle)
- 4 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice (for the drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a bread pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix SugarLike, ButterLike (or margarine), and egg whites until smooth
- Add remaining muffin ingredients and mix until flour is incorporated into batter.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Leaving loaf in pan, use a long slender skewer to poke numerous holes all the way to bottom of loaf. (This is so that the drizzle you pour over can soak through the whole loaf.)
- To make the drizzle, combine SugarLike and lemon juice in a small pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until SugarLike is dissolved. Remove from heat.
- Slowly drizzle over top of loaf so that glaze soaks into bread.
- Let bread cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely. (A good idea: put aluminum foil or parchment paper under the rack to limit the mess/clean-up, should the drizzle drizzle out of the loaf too much while the bread is cooling.)
Notes
Per serving
- One-tenth of slice: 157 calories (10% calories from fat), 4 g protein, 1 g total fat (0 saturated fat), 15 g carbohydrate, 7 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 230 mg sodium
- Prep Time: :10
- Cook Time: :40
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven