zesty lemon loaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons -based orange liqueur (such as grand marnier®)
• 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 cup white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease 2 loaf pans.
• sift together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, and salt in a bowl; set aside. cream together the butter and 2 cups sugar in a separate large bowl; beat in the eggs. stir in the lemon zest and orange liqueur. add the buttermilk. add the flour mixture while whisking gently. pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pans.
• bake in the preheated ovens until a toothpick or small knife inserted in the crown comes out clean, about 50 minutes. remove from pans and move to a cooling rack.
• whisk together the lemon juice and 3/4 cup sugar until the sugar dissolves. gently drizzle the mixture over the hot loaves. allow the loaves to cool completely before serving.