Easy Lemon Bread

You’ll love this easy Lemon Bread is made in one bowl with three simple steps. It’s soft, moist and packed with lemon flavor. Add a simple lemon glaze for even more flavor.

If you love quick bread recipes, you’ll also love my Cinnamon Sugar Bread.

The Easiest Lemon Bread Recipe

You are going to love this Lemon bread, seriously. It’s bursting with fresh lemon flavor between the lemon juice, lemon zest and a touch of lemon extract. It’s super moist with a soft and tender crumb. Plus, if you like to add a little sweetness, you can make a simple lemon glaze for the top.

This recipe could not be easier! You’ll need just one bowl to make the bread and one bowl for the glaze. It comes together in less than 15 minutes. These are my favorite type of recipes to make.

Enjoy this for breakfast or brunch with a cup of coffee or for dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I also love gifting these types of breads for holidays or hostess gifts.

Recipe Ingredients and Substitutions

• All-purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Eggs
• Vegetable oil
• Sour cream
• Lemon juice
• Lemon, zested
• Lemon extract

Sour cream substitute: Sour cream helps keeps this bread super moist, so don’t skip it! If you don’t have sour cream, you can use Greek yogurt. Sour cream can be full, reduced or fat-free.

Lemon extract: Lemon extract gives an extra punch of lemon flavor, but if you don’t have it, just add 1 teaspoon additional lemon juice

How to Make a Quick Lemon Bread

This recipe could not be easier to make! You only need one bowl to mix the batter.

• Combine the dry ingredients
• Add the wet ingredients
• Bake and cool

Easy Lemon Glaze

You can serve this bread with or without a glaze. Adding a glaze with add a little bit of sweetness. If you are planning to serve this bread the day after you make it, then I would recommend adding the glaze the day you are serving and allowing time for it to set.

Consistency-wise, you want the glaze to be thick, but it should off your whisk easily. Similar to the consistency of corn syrup. If you would like a thinner glaze, then aim for consistency of maple syrup. The glaze will eventually have a light crust as it sets, but it will harden all the way through.

• Powdered sugar– I recommend sifting with a fine mesh sieve as it helps to prevent lumps in the glaze. I also provided a range of 1- ½ cups. Start with one cup and add additional powdered sugar as needed to thicken.
• Milk– You could also use water or lemon juice as well, but milk will tone down the sweetness just a bit. Lemon juice will give you a bigger punch of lemon flavor. Again, I provide a range so you can control the thickness of the glaze. Add the milk slowly.
• Lemon zest– You can mix this into to the glaze itself or add the zest on top of the glazed bread.

How to Freeze Lemon Bread

You can make this loaf ahead of time and freeze for up to one month. Bake and cool the bread completely, do not add a glaze. Tightly wrap twice in plastic wrap and store in the freeze. Thaw to room temperature prior to serving. To add the glaze, wait until the bread has completely thawed.

How to Keep Bread Fresh

Store this in an airtight container at room temperature. If you’d like to prepare it ahead of time, you can prepare it up to two days in advance, store in an airtight container and add the glaze prior to serving.

More Muffin and Bread Recipes You’ll Love

• Easy Blueberry Muffins
• Cinnamon Apple Bread
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
• Cinnamon Roll Muffins

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