Our Favourite Lemon Loaf Food

OUR FAVOURITE LEMON LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating until creamy.
• Blend in milk.
• In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and lemon rind.
• Pour into batter.
• Stir to moisten.
• Scrape into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in 350f degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• Remove to rack and while still hot, with a toothpick poke holes all over the top of the loaf, and spoon glaze evenly over.
• Cool.
• Glaze: Combine lemon juice and sugar in saucepan.
• Stir and heat till sugar is dissolved.
• Spoon evenly over top of hot loaf.

BLUEBERRY LEMON LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Butter two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans and line the bottom and two long sides of the pans with parchment paper. I use one sheet and let it overhang a bit, then use the parchment to lift the loaf out of the pan when ready.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until mixed.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt and stir with a fork.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix just until combined.
• In the bowl that you mixed the flour in, add the blueberries, lemon zest and 4 tablespoons of flour, tossing gently until coated. The flour will help prevent the berries from sinking to the bottom.
• Carefully and quickly fold the berries into the batter, then divide the batter equally between the prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for between 45 - 55 minutes, or until a cake taster inserted into the centre of the loafves comes out clean.
• Cool the loaves in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove from the pan using the parchment paper handles and let cool on a rack.
• LEMON GLAZE:.
• Combine the juice and icing sugar in a bowl and beat with a mixer until smooth. Drizzle the top of the cooled loaf with the glaze, letting it pour down the sides.

ZESTY LEMON LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 loaf pans.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, and salt in a bowl; set aside. Cream together the butter and 2 cups sugar in a separate large bowl; beat in the eggs. Stir in the lemon zest and orange liqueur. Add the buttermilk. Add the flour mixture while whisking gently. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated ovens until a toothpick or small knife inserted in the crown comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Remove from pans and move to a cooling rack.
• Whisk together the lemon juice and 3/4 cup sugar until the sugar dissolves. Gently drizzle the mixture over the hot loaves. Allow the loaves to cool completely before serving.

OUR FAVORITE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet or 13x9" shallow baking dish with foil. Soak breadcrumbs in milk in a large bowl until ready to use.
• Pulse onion, celery, and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. (Alternatively, you can finely chop by hand.)
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Add onion mixture, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in Worcestershire, and scrape into bowl with breadcrumb mixture. Add beef, pork, eggs, 1/4 cup ketchup, and remaining 1 1/4 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. pepper, then mix with your hands to combine.
• Form meatloaf mixture into a long, well-packed, approximately 5"-wide loaf shape on prepared baking sheet. Brush top of loaf with 1/4 cup ketchup. Bake meatloaf until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 155°F, 60-75 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with more ketchup alongside.
• Do Ahead
• Meatloaf can be made 3 days ahead; wrap in foil and chill, or freeze for up to 3 months.

BEST LEMON LOAF EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Cream sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, lemon extract, and vanilla; beat until incorporated.
• Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture; whisk until smooth. Add oil and mix well. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• While the cake is cooling, mix powdered sugar, milk, lemon zest, and lemon extract in a bowl until smooth. Pour over the cooled loaf. Slice up the loaf when the icing sets.

LEMON LOAF (OR ORANGE LOAF)

Steps:

• Grate the rind off the fruit.
• Grease loaf tin.
• Cream margarine, sugar and egg. Add dry ingredients and milk. Mix well adding grated rind.
• Bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.
• When the loaf comes out of the oven, pick it with a few times with the tip of the knife or a tooth pick. Take 1/2 the fruit and squeeze the juice over the cake.
• Make glaze with juice of remaining 1/2 fruit and icing sugar.
• OPTION: you can fold in 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries to Lemon Loaf batter, a little at the time or 1/2 cup frozen or fresh cranberries for the orange loaf.

LEMON & CINNAMON LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
• In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well blended.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs, sugar, olive oil, vanilla and lemon juice; mix well- set aside.
• In a small bowl combine 3 tbs cinnamon and 1 tbs sugar - set aside.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredience mix until smooth.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter into loaf pan, sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture over batter and then pour remaining batter on top.
• Bake for 45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and brush on glaze made from 1/4 cup icing sugar and cinnamon to taste. Add lemon juice, just until the glaze is thin enough to drizzle on the loaf.