Citrus Almond Quick Bread
This lemon - lime flavored quick bread is integrated with a subtle flavor of almond. Topped with a lemon glaze and sliced almonds, this quick bread is a perfect lemon dessert for your spring afternoon tea.
Servings 10 slices
Ingredients
- 1½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- ½ tsp almond extract
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp lemon or lime juice, or a mixture of both
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 ° and grease an 8½ x 4½ bread pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment.
Bread
- In a medium sized bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and both lemon and lime zest. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together canola oil, milk, eggs, lemon and lime juice and almond extract. Whisk until well combined.
- Slowly fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Once the mixture has just been combined, pour the batter into prepared bread pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow to cool 10-20 minutes before removing from the pan and placing on a cooling rack.
Glaze
- Mix lemon juice or lime juice (or a combination), almond extract, and powdered sugar together until well combined.
- With the bread on the cooling rack, pour glaze over the bread. Immediately, while the glaze is still wet, sprinkle the almonds on top. Allow glaze to set, about five minutes or so before cutting.
Notes
This loaf freezes well.
This delicious recipe was taken from Michelle at ALatteFood.
https://www.alattefood.com/citrus-almond-loaf-cake/