Lemony cake-like quick bread made with plenty of lemon zest and topped with a crunchy crumb topping and tart glaze. It’s perfection in loaf form.
Hello, darlings! What did y’all do this weekend? My weekend mainly consisted of this Lemon Crumb Loaf…and I’m totally not angry about it. In fact, I was pretty much exuberant about it.
You see, this recipe comes straight to us from my darling friend Steph’s brand-spankin’ new e-cookbook, Quick Bread Love! Being friends with someone who is writing a cookbook (of the old-fashioned or e-book variety) really gives you an insight into not only how crazy the process can be, but also how much love and passion they pour into it. I know that Steph has been working her pregnant tush off to get this book ready for us, so I was super excited to check it out and bake something out of it.
But at the end of the day, I kept coming back home to this Lemon Crumb Loaf. I mean…look at it. The bread is full of lemon zest and almost has a pound cake-like texture to it (but without the pound of butter, hallelujah be!). The crunchy crumb topping takes it over the top, and then you keep on going with a perfectly tart-sweet lemon glaze.
I know. I can’t handle it either. Let’s not talk about how I am refusing to share this with anyone.
Oops.
- A copy of Quick Bread Love
- A mini companion book (with extra recipes for butters, spreads, and glazes, swoon)
- Printable recipe cards
- Fun wallpapers for your computer and iPhone
- A video tutorial
- A baking cheat sheet
Phew! Steph really knows how to do it up right, doesn’t she? To enter to win, just use the widget below! A winner will be chosen and emailed on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10:00 pm CST.
Can’t wait to get your copy? You can buy your copy HERE!
Lemon Crumb Loaf
Ingredients
For the topping:
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
For the bread:
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
Want to save this recipe for later?
We'll email you a link so you can come back to it later! Plus, we'll send new recipes right to your inbox weekly.
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix topping ingredients with a fork until crumbly.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour the bottom and sides of an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate medium bowl, whisk evaporated milk, oil, lemon zest and eggs until combined. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture; stir to combine.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with crumb topping. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool bread in pan 10 minutes, then carefully remove from pan. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- In a small bowl, combine ingredients for the glaze. Drizzle evenly over fully cooled bread.
Post contains affiliate links.
About Stephie
Stephie is the creator of Stephie Cooks, a food blog that focuses on creating memories around the food we share, with family recipes at the site’s heart. Stephie lives in Central Illinois with her husband, daughter, and a menagerie of cats and dogs. When she’s not in the kitchen or at her computer writing, you can usually find her curled up with a book or working on one of her many grandma-esque hobbies. Learn more >
I love lemony desserts.