Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe
This wonderful lemon zucchini bread is moist, light, and not too sweet. The addition of lemon zest elevates the classic zucchini bread to a whole new level of flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
- Yield: 1 (8x4-inch) loaf
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Lemon Zucchini Bread:
- 1 ½ cups shredded zucchini
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8×4-inch loaf pan.
- Beat shredded zucchini, sugar, oil, and egg together in a mixing bowl.
- Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a separate bowl, then stir in cinnamon and lemon zest. Stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture just until blended.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10 of loaf)
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 189mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 19mg
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