Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
This Lemon Poppy Seed Bread is easy, scrumptious, and moist! Perfect for breakfast and brunch. Bursting with refreshing lemon and aromatic almond, it's an instant winner.
Servings: 16 (makes one 9x5 loaf)
Ingredients
For the Bread
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons flax meal
- 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup olive oil, or canola oil
- ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt, whole
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure almond extract
- 1 lemon zest, from one fresh lemon
- 1 lemon juice, from one fresh lemon
For the Glaze
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 T lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon pure almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Grease one standard size loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, flaxmeal, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, oil, yogurt, milk, and both extracts, lemon zest and juice until well incorporated.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry, folding together with rubber spatula just until incorporated. Do not over mix.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or just until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few tender little crumbs attached.
- Meanwhile, combine all glaze ingredients in a bowl and whisk together just until combined.
- Brush glaze generously over warm bread top, making sure to use all of the glaze. It will soak into the bread, giving it superior moisture and flavor!
- Allow bread to finish cooling in pan on wire rack. Using a thin knife, gently loosen edges and remove to slice and serve.
Notes
- Make sure to use fresh lemon juice and lemon zest for the best flavor.
- Do not overmix the batter. Just fold the wet ingredients into the dry until they are combined. Overmixing can lead to a tough and dense bread.
- Brush the glaze generously over the warm bread. This will ensure that the bread soaks up all that delicious lemony sweetness and stays moist.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan. This helps the bread hold its shape and continue to absorb the glaze, making it even more flavorful.
- Flax meal helps make baked goods extra soft and tender. It also adds flavor and texture. Ground chia seeds or almond meal can also be used in place of flax meal.
- This recipe is part of our Quick Bread Recipes Collection.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg