Meyer Lemon Bread With Blood Orange Glaze

Name: Meyer Lemon Bread With Blood Orange Glaze
Ingredients: FOR THE BREAD:; 1 stick Butter, Softened; 1 cup Sugar; 2 whole Eggs; 1/4 cups Fresh Meyer Lemon Juice (from About 3 Meyer Lemons); 1 teaspoon Meyer Lemon Zest; 2 cups Flour; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/3 cups Milk; FOR THE GLAZE:; 1/2 whole Blood Orange, Juiced; Enough Powdered Sugar To Make A Thick Glaze

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE BREAD:
1 stick Butter, Softened
1 cup Sugar
2 whole Eggs
1/4 cups Fresh Meyer Lemon Juice (from About 3 Meyer Lemons)
1 teaspoon Meyer Lemon Zest
2 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/3 cups Milk
FOR THE GLAZE:
1/2 whole Blood Orange, Juiced
Enough Powdered Sugar To Make A Thick Glaze

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and continue beating until smooth. With mixer on low, slowly drizzle in the lemon juice and lemon zest.
3

Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add half of the dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the butter mixture. Continue with the remaining flour and milk and beat until smooth
4

Transfer to a greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until deeply golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely before drizzling with glaze.
5

To make glaze, combine the blood orange juice with powdered sugar. Drizzle over top.