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Lemon Zucchini Bread


It's zucchini season and we are getting plenty of it from the garden so I decided to make this lemon zucchini bread that I got from Lil' Luna blog.  It has an absolutely delicious glaze drizzled over the top that really seals the deal. 

 Makes 1 loaf

 1 cup grated zucchini
2 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1-1/3 cups sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup buttermilk
zest of 1 lemon

Glaze:

 1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×5″ loaf pan; set aside.

 1.  Grate zucchini with peel on and set aside on paper towel to absorb some of the moisture while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

2. Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.

3.  In a large bowl, beat eggs.

4.  Then add oil and sugar until well blended.  Add lemon juice, buttermilk, lemon zest to this mixture and blend all together.

5.  Fold in zucchini until it is mixed well.

6.  Add dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend all together until well combined.

7.  Pour batter into greased 9 X 5 loaf pan.

 8.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

 9.  Let bread cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

10. While bread is cooling, mix glaze ingredients together until smooth.  Spoon glaze over cooled loaf.  Let glaze set, then serve.

You can also make this recipe as muffins – Bake for 25-30 minutes – makes about 15-16 muffins.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 2, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    Yum! I've always made chocolate zucchini bread, but never lemon zucchini bread. I will have to try it!

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  2. Sylvia, RDNSeptember 3, 2014 at 5:48 AM

    That's exactly what I thought when I saw this recipe. It was circulating around Facebook and I know others who have made it, too, and love it.

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