Swiss Zitronen Kuchen Lemon Loaf Food

GETRäNKTER ZITRONENCAKE (SWISS LEMON LOAF)

Steps:

• The loaf pans in Switzerland are 9-10cm in width and adaptable in length. For this recipe you need to adapt the length to 28-30cm. However, I assume that this recipe will work equally well in a slightly different size of loaf pan.
• Beat the butter.
• Add some of the sugar, then an egg. Mix until well incorporated. Carry on with the remaining sugar and eggs the same way. Always make sure that the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Add the zest of the two lemons.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Then mix into the other ingredients. Don't use an electric mixer for this.
• Generously butter your loaf pan (see point 1) and pour the batter into it.
• Bake on the middle shelf of your oven at 180°C/355°F for 60-65 minutes.
• Cool cake slightly after it has baked.
• Mix all ingredients for the glaze.
• Use a knitting needle and make plenty of wholes into the loaf and pour the glaze over the cake.

SWISS ZITRONEN KUCHEN (LEMON LOAF)

Steps:

• For the loaf: In a large bowl, whip butter.
• Stir in sugar, salt, and lemon rind. Whisk well, until batter is smooth and lighter in colour.
• Add the eggs and whisk well again.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into the batter, and stir until well combined.
• Place the batter into a greased bread pan, and make a long cut through the center, lengthwise. If the batter is too liquidy, the slit will disappear in the oven, so if necessary add a small amount of flour. Make sure the cut is deep and not just on the surface.
• Bake 60 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, until the loaf is golden and a skewer comes out clean. Depending on your oven, you may have to put tin foil over the pan for the last 30 minutes so the top of the bread doesn't burn.
• For the drizzle: Mix together icing sugar and lemon juice.
• When the loaf is finished baking, Remove it from the pan and place it on a plate or platter.
• Take a skewer and make deep holes all over the loaf. The more holes there are, the more moist and lemony the loaf will taste. I usually do as many as possible.
• Take the drizzle and pour it all over the top of the loaf, careful to let a lot soak through the one long cut, as well as into the small holes.

ZIMTSTERNE, CINNAMON STARS

Steps:

• Beat egg whites with salt until stiff.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix.
• Keep 1 dl of the mixture as frosting.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Roll the dough out in a ziploc bag, that's cut open (cut the two side seams so the two parts are held together only at the bottom) Cut out stars or whatever other shapes you want.
• Bake for 3-5 minutes in a preheated oven at 450°F.
• When cookies are still warm, dip one side of cookies in frosting.

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.

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.

GERMAN LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one. Stir in the rum, then mix in the flour and cornstarch. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
• While the cake is baking, mix together the lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. When the cake comes out of the oven, poke with a long fork or knitting needle all over. Pour the glaze over the top,and let it soak in. Cut into slices to serve.