Name: Zesty Lemon Loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Ground ginger - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Butter - 1 cup; Sugar - 2 cups; Eggs - 4; Brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®) - 2 tablespoons; Grated lemon zest - 3 tablespoons; Buttermilk - 1 ¼ cups; Fresh lemon juice - ½ cup; White sugar - ¾ cup

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Zesty Lemon Loaf

1. All-purpose flour - 3 cups

2. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons

3. Ground ginger - ½ teaspoon

4. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

5. Butter - 1 cup

6. Sugar - 2 cups

7. Eggs - 4

8. Brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®) - 2 tablespoons

9. Grated lemon zest - 3 tablespoons

10. Buttermilk - 1 ¼ cups

11. Fresh lemon juice - ½ cup

12. White sugar - ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Zesty Lemon Loaf

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 loaf pans.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.