Lemon Zucchini Bread

Light, fluffy lemon zucchini bread topped with a bright and lemony glaze. This is one quick bread you will want to keep baking! 

Ingredients

• Flour – I highly recommend sticking to all-purpose flour here! If you want to make it healthier, you can use white whole wheat flour, or substitute one cup of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour.
• Sugar – I use granulated sugar in this recipe, but if you want a deeper and rounded flavor, you can use brown sugar. I don’t recommend substituting with a liquid sweetener like honey or maple syrup.
• Baking powder – This is what we use to help the bread rise. I do not recommend trying baking soda.
• Salt – Salt helps to bring out the flavor of the lemon to make it even brighter.
• Lemon – Fresh lemons are amazing and this bread has a wonderful and bright lemon flavor that feels like summer in a slice.
• Eggs – Always use large, room temperature eggs for the best results.
• Milk – I prefer using whole milk, but you can also use buttermilk for extra tang.
• Vegetable oil – Any neutral-flavored oil will work really, so don’t worry if you don’t have vegetable oil.
• Vanilla – I prefer pure vanilla extract. If you have vanilla bean paste, it would work really well here, too!
• Zucchini – It wouldn’t be zucchini bread without the zucchini! Don’t bother peeling the zucchini, just make sure it is well washed and shred!
• Powdered sugar – We need powdered sugar to make the delicious lemon icing. If you want to make your icing even better, you can also add in a bit of cream cheese!

Baking tips

What I love about this lemon zucchini bread is that it is a basic quick bread. This means you mix the dry ingredients together, and then the wet ingredients together. From there, mix the wet and just until just combined.

When making your bread, make sure you squeeze out the excess liquid from the zucchini before using. This is very important so you have the right texture when baking.

It is best when baked in a 9 x 5 baking pan, but you can also bake it in a muffin tin. Just remember that it will require a shorter baking time. Use a toothpick to test doneness. It should have just a few crumbs stuck to it when inserted in the middle of a muffin.

Storage tips

Store your lemon zucchini bread in an airtight container. It will last for about a week at room temperature.

You can freeze your bread if you wrap it tightly, then store it in an airtight container. When frozen, it should last about a month. Thaw it at room temperature.

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