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Lemon Bread Recipe

This is an old-fashioned recipe which has been handed down to me, once you taste it you will understand why!
Course Snack

Ingredients
  

Bread

  • 150 grams butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • the rind of 2 lemons

Glaze

  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • cup sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 175 C. Prepared loaf tin by greasing it well and flouring it. I like getting a crispy edge so don't line with paper but if you are worried about it sticking , line it with baking paper.
  • Cream butter and sugar together, add eggs
  • Alternate between flour/baking powder mixture and sour cream and mix until just combined.
  • Add peel of lemons - this will give it is great lemon flavour. Stir to work into batter
  • Place in prepared loaf tin and bake in for 45 mins or until golden and skewer comes out clean.
  • Once cooked, then run fork on edges and tap the top of tin to loosen the bread . Set aside and prepare glaze

Glaze

  • Combine lemon juice and sugar in small saucepan. Heat over med heat to create a syrup.

To assemble

  • Pour glaze over the bread in loaf tin and let stand 10 mins to soak in. Sprinkle with icing sugar and lemon curd to serve.
Keyword bread, lemon