Weekend Recipe: Lemon Ginger Loaf

Lemon Ginger Loaf

• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
• 4 tablespoons of butter room temperature
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup of white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Zest of one lemon
• Vegetable oil spray

Lemon Ginger Glaze

• Juice of 2 lemons
• 2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 Tablespoon grated ginger
• Zest of one lemon
• 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream

Loaf

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Mix eggs, ginger, lemon juice and sour cream in a food processor
3. Purée until there are no more ginger chunks
4. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, butter and salt to a large bowl and whisk,
5. Add buttermilk, lemon zest and egg mixture from the food processor
6. Whisk until batter is smooth with no lumps
7. Add mixture to a baking loaf or bundt pan that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray liberally
8. Bake for 50-55 minutes

Glaze

1. Place sugar in large bowl
2. Whisk together the lemon juice, lemon zest, cream, and ginger
3. Slowly add lemon mixture to sugar and whisk continuously until desired consistency is reached
4. Drizzle glaze over warm lemon ginger lemon loaf after it has cooled for about 10 minutes

Enjoy!

Use this recipe as a guide and adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary.