Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

4.75 from 12 votes

Lemon poppy seed bread is a delicious quick bread that pairs perfectly with coffee. This quick bread recipe will make 1 standard loaf or 3 mini loaves of glazed lemon bread.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 5

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lemon dessert, lemon poppy seed bread, quick bread recipe

Servings:

Calories: 382kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

For the Bread:

1¾ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter (melted)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
juice of 1 lemon
zest of ½ lemon
¼ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
¾ cup milk

For the Icing:

1 cup powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoons milk (or water)
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9x5" loaf pan (or 3 mini loaf pans).
In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In another bowl, mix the butter and sugar until well blended.
Add the eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, sour cream and poppy seeds.
Mix in milk and flour alternately, mixing between each addition just until combined. Do not over mix!
Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 60-70 mins or until a toothpick into the center comes out clean. (Mini loaves will take less time to cook. The exact time will depend on how big the mini loaves are.)
Let cool for 20 min in the bread pan, then remove the loaves to a wire rack to cool completely.
While the bread is cooling, mix icing ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle the glaze on the bread after it has cooled to room temperature.
Store in an airtight container.

Notes

The calories shown are based on the bread being cut into 10 slices, with one serving being one slice of bread. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

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