Lemon Bread Recipe
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Lemon Bread

By: Kathy Scott 
"You'll often find Kathy Scott baking this sunshiny-sweet bread in her Hemingford, Nebraska kitchen when company's due. It has a pound cake-like texture."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (134)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • GLAZE:
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and peel. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour into a greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until bread tests done. Combine glaze ingredients. Remove bread from pan; immediately drizzle with glaze. Cool on a wire rack.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2007 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE   view full review
My family enjoys a very concentrated lemon flavor. Although this is a moist delicious bread, I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2008 by Sarah Jo   view full review
I've always wanted to make lemon bread, but I never did. Until today. Using this recipe, I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2008 by Shamie J.   view full review
Best recipe by far. I altered it just a tad, but it was only to make it more lemony. I put...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2007 by JS   view full review
A melt in your mouth lemon bread. The only that I did differently was to add a dash of almond...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2009 by Ann Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I loved this recipe. I didn't change anything but I did listen to the other comments about...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2007 by sarah   view full review
great recipe i doubled it cooked in a Bundt pan for about 1 hour 20 minutes. I also reduced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by Valerie's Kitchen Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
For good lemon flavor you've to add more lemon juice. I used the juice from an entire lemon. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2006 by cookin fool   view full review
This recipe was very moist and melts in your mouth as you bite into it. I would suggests...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2007 by hmstarr   view full review
I thought this was pretty tasty but was not perfect. I loved the lemony flavor but felt that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2008 by KristinAnn   view full review
Hint: I cooked the bread for 40 minutes, then put on the glaze and cooked it until done. It...

 

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