Lemon Loaf
This lemon loaf is moist, tender and delicious! The best part of this lemon loaf is the tangy sugary syrup that you pour over it while it’s still in the pan and still hot.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1-2 tbsps zest of one lemon (see Notes)
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
Lemon Sugar Syrup
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/4 cup white sugar
Instructions
- Cream butter with sugar
- Add eggs and lemon zest and beat well
- Sift flour, salt and baking powder
- On low speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk, a little of each at a time, beginning and ending with flour mixture
- Pour into loaf pan
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 60 minutes
- Remove from oven and drizzle the lemon sugar syrup over top while the loaf is still in the pan
Notes
Scrub the lemon well before zesting it.
Did you know? Lemon zest, or the zest of any citrus fruit, refers to the outermost colourful layer of the peel known as the flavedo. Don't include the white pithy layer which is part of the peel or rind.