Lemon Yogurt Bread
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Recipe type: Quick Bread
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Serves: 32 slices
 
A quick and easy, super tangy and flavorful lemon bread.
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 tbsp lemon zest (or the zest from about 4 lemons)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup coconut oil, melted (or canola oil)
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 1½ cups plain low-fat greek yogurt
  • ⅓ cup lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 8½-inch by 4½-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside
  3. In a large bowl, mix the sugar and lemon zest, and rub the mixture together gently between your fingers, until the sugar is uniformly moistened and fragrant. Stir in the eggs, vanilla, oil, applesauce, and yogurt. Fold in the dry ingredients, and mix just until combined. Batter may still be a bit lumpy.
  4. Divide the batter evenly between both pans, filling about ⅔ full. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
  5. While the bread is baking, heat the lemon juice and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently and simmer gently for 1-2 minutes; remove from heat.
  6. Turn bread carefully onto a cooling rack. While the bread is still warm, poke tiny holes in the top of the bread using a toothpick. Gently brush the top and sides of each loaf with the warm glaze. Cool completely. Keep loosely covered.
Notes
The glaze is very tart. If you like your glaze sweeter, add more sugar before heating.
This bread tastes best on the 2nd day after the glaze has soaked in and the flavors have melded.
Recipe by Laura's Cozy Kitchen at https://www.laurascozykitchen.com/lemon-yogurt-bread/