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Lemon Loaf



Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup milk

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 to 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • Coarse Sugar for sprinkling

    Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 * 5-inch loaf pan. Stir flour with baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat for 2 min. Beat in eggs and lemon zest. Alternately add flour and milk and beat until just combined. Pour into loaf pan and smooth top.

  • Bake in centre of oven until golden and cake tester inserted into centre of loaf comes out clean, 55 to 65 min.

  • Stir sugar with lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth. Brush glaze overtop warm loaf, letting glaze run down the sides. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Loosen with spatula and let cool completely in pan.

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