Lotsa Lemon Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, finely grated
• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (not imitation)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter a 9" x 5" loaf pan, then line pan with parchment paper and butter the parchment paper.
• 3 loaf: cream the butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar and lemon peel on high speed for 5 minutes using an electric mixer. add the eggs and yolk one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 beat in the milk, 2-3 tablespons lemon juice, vanilla extract, baking powder and salt on medium speed.
• 5 finally, mix in the flour on low speed until batter is smooth.
• 6 pour batter into the prepared loaf pan, smooth the top and bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• 7 glaze: in a small bowl whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup lemon juice until the sugar dissolves.
• 8 allow the loaf to cool in pan for 10 minutes then grasp the parchment paper on the sides and carefully transfer to a wire rack.
• 9 prick the top of the loaf all over with a toothpick. brush 1/4 of the glaze onto the loaf and let sit for 5 minutes. repeat this process two more times, reserving 1/4 of the remaining glaze.
• 10 remove the lemon loaf from parchment paper and place on a cake platter. brush top with the rest of the glaze.
• 11 lightly sift powdered sugar over top of cake.