Zucchini-Lemon Bread with a bright Lemon Glaze - Sunlight in your mouth!

I adore..... ADORE, Zucchini bread.  I also LOVE anything with lemon in it.  So, why not try the two together!!!!  Below is a recipe I found on Pinterest.  It's a light, moist, lemony zucchini bread recipe with a sweet and bright lemon glaze.  This bread is what sunshine must taste like!

Ingredients:

•  2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup grated zucchini (I never peel the skin off my zucchini)

To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Next, grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan and then set aside.

Then, in large bowl, blend flour, baking powder, and salt.

Next, in a separate bowl, beat 2 eggs well. Then, add canola oil and sugar to the egg mixture and blend well. Then add the buttermilk, lemon juice, and lemon zest and blend everything together.

Next, fold in the grated zucchini and stir until everything is mixed well. 

Then, add both mixtures together (dry and wet ingredients)  but don’t over mix.

Tip:  Over mixing your ingredients tends to make your bread a denser and heavier bread.  If you want a light and fluffy bread, just incorporate all ingredients together just until they are combined.

Pour batter into your greased 9×5 loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (since all ovens are different, I would check your bread at 40 minutes).

When your bread is finished, allow it to cool.  While it is cooling, you can make the lemon glaze.

Lemon Glaze Recipe

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• Juice of 1 lemon (or 2 Tablespoons lemon juice)

In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until well blended.

Spoon glaze over cooled loaf. Let glaze set, then serve your bread and enjoy the sunlight it will bring to your day (and to your mouth!).