Bread Baking: Lemon Loaf
This is a gorgeous cake-like sweet bread that tastes like lemons. Lemon Loaf: 1 2/3 cups (335g) sugar 3 tbsp lemon zest 1/2 cup (110g) butter 1/4 cup (60mL) oil 2/3 cup (160g) sour cream or plain yogurt 4 eggs, separated 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 2 cups (250g) flour 3/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups (190g) powdered sugar 2-3 tbsp lemon juice Cream butter, sugar and lemon zest. Add oil. Add sour cream, egg yolks, lemon juice and vanilla. Fold in flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks. Fold into batter. Pour into greased bread pan and bake at 350°F or 180°C for an hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice to make the glaze. Allow the bread to cool completely and drizzle the glaze over it. Allow glaze to set before cutting. This lemon bread is soft and cake-like. It has a great l...