The Best Lemon Loaf with Lemon Glaze

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 tbsp Lemon

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 3 1/4 tsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 cup Icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp Lemon extract
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sugar

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt, light

Found on aheadofthyme.com

Description

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 cup light Greek yogurt
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp. lemon zest (or zest from 1 large lemon)
• 2 tbsp. lemon extract
• ¼ tsp. lemon juice
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup icing sugar
• 1-2 tbsp. lemon juice

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and yogurt and whisk until smooth. Drizzle in oil and continue whisking.
• Add lemon zest, extract and juice and continue to whisk.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk for about one minute until fully combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into your loaf pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 50 mins. Check that it is done with a toothpick.
• Allow loaf to cool in the loaf pan for an hour. Then remove loaf from the pan and allow it to cool on a wire rack for another hour or 2 until completely cooled.
• In a small bowl, add the icing sugar. Slowly mix in the lemon juice and continually stir until smooth.
• Evenly drizzle glaze over bread. Allow glaze to set and dry before slicing.