4.7 from 40 votes
Old Fashioned Lemon Bread
This easy Old Fashioned Lemon Bread recipe is such a classic! It's fast, super lemony, and tastes like it's straight out of your grandma's kitchen.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
10
Calories:
272 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Bread
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 egg large
- ⅔ cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1½ teaspoon lemon from about 1 lemon, zest
Lemon Syrup
- ¼ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ⅓ cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease and flour 8 x 4-inch baking pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Beat eggs, evaporated milk, sugar, oil and lemon zest together in medium bowl.
- Add the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Stir until just combined. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Let it cool for 5 minutes in the loaf pan then remove the loaf from the pan and transfer it to a cooling rack.
- While the bread is baking, combine ⅓ cup granulated sugar and ¼ cup lemon juice (1 lemon) in small, heavy-duty saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and a light syrup is formed.
- While the bread is still warm, poke numerous holes using a wooden skewer, piercing all the way to the bottom. Slowly drizzle the hot lemon syrup over the bread (syrup will soak into the bread). Finish cooling the bread on wire rack.
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Notes
- Don’t overmix the batter to keep the bread light and tender.
- Poke holes in the bread before drizzling the lemon syrup to help it soak in fully, making the bread extra moist and flavorful.
- Use fresh lemon juice and zest for the best flavor.
- Store leftovers at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- If the bread starts to brown too quickly in the oven, loosely cover it with foil during the last 10-15 minutes of baking.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
272kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
148mg
(6%)
Potassium
131mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
88IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 272
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 272kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 148mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 131mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 88IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.