Thursday, 17 August 2023

Lemon Loaf (Mini or large size GF lemon bread loaves)

My youngest loves planning baking experiments with me. We saw GF lemon loaf in the freezer at the grocery store, and decided to grab ourselves two fresh lemons and whip up our own loaves! Then we loved it so much, we made it again... then again. You can make them as two large loaves or 6 mini loaves. Personally, I love the mini loaves, but both are great. Yum! Absolutely delicious! And we added a little lemon glaze to the top which is just lovely. Enjoy!

A tasty slice of GF lemon loaf

Large lemon loaves, glazed and ready to eat!

My mini-me - mixing together the glaze on top.

Lemon Loaf (mini or large size GF lemon bread loaves)

Makes 2 large or 6 mini loaves

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line bread pans with parchment paper.

In a mixer, combine:

1 cup brown rice flour

3/4 cup white rice flour

1/3 cup arrowroot starch (or cornstarch)

1/4 cup tapioca starch

1/4 cup potato starch

1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum

1 tsp salt

1 Tbsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

Add and beat slowly, then increase speed to medium/medium-fast for 3 minutes:

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup milk

2/3 cup sour cream

4 eggs

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

zest 1 lemon

3 drops lemon essential oil (or extra Tbsp of lemon zest)

Batter is ready to fill the pans! She was so excited to help make this yummy bread.

Divide between 2 large bread loaf pans or 6 mini loaf pans lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes for mini loaves and 45 minutes for large loaves. Remove from oven and mix together glaze while your loaves sit 3-5 minutes in pan.

I usually fill the pans ~2/3 full. Here are the large loaf pans before baking.

And the large loaves after baking! They smell delicious!

Mini loaves after baking.

Mix together glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

zest 1 lemon

Remove parchment paper and loaves from pan, *keeping parchment paper underneath each loaf to help catch excess glaze. Spoon and spared glaze over each loaf. Enjoy warm or cooled. Cool loaves can be sliced and either refrigerated or sliced and frozen for later!