This lemon poppy seed bread recipe is a classic spring sweet bread made with freshly-squeezed lemon juice and poppy seeds for a deliciously soft and flavorful homemade bread.
This homemade lemon poppy seed bread recipe is an easy one-bowl homemade bread made with pantry-staple ingredients and topped with a simple homemade glaze. We love making this sweet bread recipe in the spring time as a quick and easy treat.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients
- Kid-Friendly
- Delicious Snack & Easy Breakfast
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Butter - Butter keeps the bread soft.
- Eggs - Eggs act as a binder in the recipe and also add moisture to the bread.
- Sour Cream - Sour cream keeps the bread soft and balances the sweet flavor from the lemon juice.
- Milk - Use whole or 2% milk to keep the bread soft.
- Lemon Juice - We recommend using freshly squeezed lemon juice for the best flavor.
- Sugar - This recipe calls for cane sugar in the bread recipe and powdered sugar to make the glaze topping.
- Flour - We recommend using unbleached all-purpose or unbleached bread flour.
- Baking Powder & Baking Soda - Both help leaven the bread.
- Salt - Salt enhances the flavors.
- Poppy Seeds - A heaping tablespoon of poppy seeds gives this recipe its classic texture and flavor.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Mixing Bowl - A mixing bowl is necessary to mix the ingredients together in.
- Dough Hook - We recommend using a dough hook or whisk to mix the ingredients together with.
- Loaf Pan - A loaf pan is necessary for baking the bread in.
- Parchment Paper - We recommend lining the loaf pan with parchment paper to easily remove the bread from the pan after baking.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Mix the ingredients together in a bowl.
Step 2. Pour the mixture into a loaf pan.
Step 3. Bake the bread in the oven.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes one loaf of lemon poppy seed bread. We like to top the loaf with a simple homemade glaze and cut into 10-12 slices to serve.
If you like this recipe, you will love our other easy and delicious dessert recipes.
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- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Fudgy Brownies
Expert Tips & Variations
- Make muffins. You can make this recipe into muffins by separating the batter into muffin tins and baking into muffins instead of a loaf. Muffins only require about 20-25 minutes to bake at 350 degrees.
- Use fresh lemon juice. Freshly squeezed lemon juice adds so much more delicious flavor to the recipe than bottle lemon juice.
How to Store
- Countertop - in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Freezer - cut into slices in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQ
You can tell the bread is done baking by inserting a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done. If there are smudges or streaks of wet batter, the bread is not done baking.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
This lemon poppy seed bread recipe is a classic spring sweet bread made with freshly-squeezed lemon juice and poppy seeds for a deliciously soft and flavorful homemade bread.
Ingredients
Bread
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a loaf pan with butter then line with parchment paper.
- Add the melted butter, egg, sour cream, milk, lemon juice and sugar to a large bowl and whisk together.
- Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds.
- Stir the ingredients together to form a smooth mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 50-55 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Remove the pan from the oven when the top of the bread is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the bread.
- Allow the bread to cool.
- Whisk the powdered sugar and milk together to make the glaze.
- Once the bread has cooled, pour the glaze over the top of the bread.
- Allow the glaze to harden before cutting the bread into slices to serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 366Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 427mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 1gSugar: 43gProtein: 5g
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