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Sourdough Lemon Loaf

An easy recipe for the best Sourdough Lemon Loaf! Moist, delicious, sweet lemon bread with a two ingredient glaze, making the perfect dessert for any day.Every slice of the sourdough lemon loaf has the right amount of zesty lemon taste balanced with a slight sweetness from the glaze.
Course Dessert
Keyword lemon pound cake, moist lemon bread, sourdough lemon loaf, sourdough lemon pound cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Equipment

  • Loaf pan
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Kitchen Scale
  • Lemon squeezer
  • Lemon zester 
  •  Parchment Paper
  • Cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 100 g sourdough starter active or discard
  • 2 eggs about 88 g
  • 1 cup sugar 138 g
  • 1 cup sour cream 118 g
  • 4 tbsp melted butter cooled off
  • lemon zest from 1 large lemon about 3 tbsp
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 200 g flour

Icing Ingredients:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F or 176 C.
  • In a large mixing bowl mix together sourdough starter, eggs, sugar, and sour cream until smooth and creamy.
    Sourdough Lemon Loaf ingredients.
  • After that add in cooled off melted butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and mix all together.
    Sourdough Lemon Loaf ingredients.
  • Sift in salt, baking powder, and flour.
    Sourdough Lemon Loaf ingredients.
  • Mix well until everything is incorporated.
  • Butter a loaf pan and add a sling out of parchment paper for an easier way to take the sourdough lemon loaf out of the pan.
    Sourdough Lemon Loaf in a loaf pan.
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for about 30 mins. Depending on your oven this time might vary. To make sure your loaf is fully baked place a wooden toothpick right in the middle, if it comes out clean, it's done. Also the color of the bread should turn golden once it's done cooking.
  • Cool on a cooling rack.
  • Make the icing with powdered sugar and lemon juice. Mix well to create a glaze.
    Sourdough lemon loaf with glaze.
  • Glaze over the sourdough lemon loaf, slice, and serve.
    Sourdough Lemon Loaf.
  • Enjoy!