Surprisingly Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Bread (With Glaze)
This delicious poppy seed lemon bread is a quick and easy moist bread with bright lemon flavor, consisting of fresh lemons, nutty flavored poppy seeds, and a sweet lemon glaze. Enjoy this tasty lemon poppy seed bread for breakfast, tea time, or even as dessert!
Ingredients
For Lemon Cake
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- Lemon zest from 2 large lemons
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons poppy seeds
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
Lemon Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Lightly grease an 8-inch (or 8 ½ x 4 ½) bread loaf tin with butter and lightly dust it with flour.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the lemon zest and sugar. Mix well to release the aromatic flavors of the lemon zest.
- Add the eggs and whisk until they are fully incorporated into the mixture.
- Stir in the buttermilk, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, and poppy seeds.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in batches and mix until well combined. Then, add the canola oil.
- The batter should have a thick consistency but still be pourable.
- Pour batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. I recommended checking the bread around the 45-50 minute mark, as oven times may vary.
- Once the bread has cooled, prepare the glaze in a small bowl and pour it over the cooled lemon loaf. Serve and enjoy.
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