Best Lemon Tea Bread Recipes

LEMON GLAZED BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 2. Stir in blueberries and the lemon zest.
• 3. In another bowl, beat eggs; add milk, oil and lemon juice.
• 4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
• 5. Stir gently until just moistened.
• 6. Pour into a greased 9x5 loaf pan.
• 7. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until toothpick tests clean.
• 8. Prepare glaze by combining all ingredients.
• 9. After removing loaf from the oven, while still warm, brush or drizzle the glaze over the bread.
• 10. Let cool for 10 minutes, remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut and enjoy! This is a great goodie gift.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries., Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , Combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth; drizzle over warm bread.

BLUEBERRY LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Toss berries with 1 tablespoon flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine baking powder, salt and remaining flour. Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Fold in blueberries and lemon zest. Pour batter into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, for glaze, combine sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove bread from pan; prick top with a toothpick. Brush hot glaze over bread. Cool completely before slicing.

LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and lemon zest; beat well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. , Transfer to a 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread.

LEMON-THYME TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine milk and thyme. Microwave, uncovered, on high 1-2 minutes or until bubbly; cover and let stand until cooled to room temperature., Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved milk mixture. Stir in lemon juice and zest. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over bread.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine butter, oil, and sugar; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add egg whites and beat again until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder, and salt. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to the egg mixture, beating after each addition. Add lemon juice, zest, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Gently fold in frozen blueberries.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

LEMON-GLAZED CARDAMOM PEAR TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9 1/2-by-5 1/2-inch loaf pan or three 5 1/4-by-3 1/2-inch loaf pans.
• To make the bread, combine the oil, pears, egg, lemon peel and milk in a small bowl. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cardamom seeds. Fold in the pear mixture until the dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts. Spoon the dough into the prepared pan or pans. Bake 55 to 60 minutes for a large loaf or 35 to 45 minutes for smaller loaves, or until they test done. Remove from the pan and cook on a rack.
• While the bread bakes, stir together the glaze ingredients. Spoon the glaze over the still-warm bread. Continue to cool.

LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Butter and flour a 9 by 5 inch, 3-inch deep loaf pan.
• To make the bread, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and juice, salt, and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Fold in the creme fraiche, flour, and baking powder. Gently fold in the melted butter, mixing just until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F and bake for a further 25 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Leave to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
• To make the frosting, sift the confectioners' sugar into a large bowl. Add the lemon juice and salt, and stir until smooth. Adjust the sweetness by adding more lemon juice or more sugar as required. Drizzle the frosting over the warm bread and allow to set before serving.

BLUEBERRY-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar just until blended at low speed. increase speed to medium and beat until light an fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Reduce speed to low, add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until well blended-- alternately add flour mixture and milk, mixing just until blended.
• Gently stir in blueberries. Spoon batter into 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• Bake loaf for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Cool loaf on rack for 10 minutes and remove from pan.
• In small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup lemon juice. Prick top and sides of loaf with skewer in many places and brush mixture on with pastry brush.

LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together; add eggs, milk and lemon rind.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to butter mixture.
• Pour into lightly greased loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
• Glaze-Once sugar is dissolved, pour over hot bread and allow bread to cool before serving.

CRANBERRY-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray; sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar in each pan.
• In small bowl, toss 2 tablespoons of the cake mix with cranberries. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Pour glaze over bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Sprinkle with lemon peel.

LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour two 9- x 5- x 3-inch metal loaf pans, knocking out any excess flour.
• Finely grate enough zest from lemons to measure 2‚ teaspoons and squeeze enough juice to measure about 1/2 cup. Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter, 2 cups sugar, and zest until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed add flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating just until batter is combined well. Beat in poppy seeds and 1 tablespoon lemon juice and divide batter between loaf pans, smoothing tops. Bake loaves in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• While loaves are baking, in a small bowl stir together remaining lemon juice and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Cool loaves in pans on a rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of pans and invert loaves onto rack. Turn loaves right side up and pierce tops all over with a thin skewer. Repeatedly brush lemon glaze over tops of loaves until all of glaze is absorbed.
• Cool loaves completely. Tea bread keeps, wrapped in wax paper, in an airtight container at room temperature 4 days or, wrapped in foil and frozen, 1 month.

BANANA-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190C).
• Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Cream butter with sugar for 6 minutes, until light.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time; blend in bananas and lemon juice.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Blend into banana mixture along with lemon zest.
• Turn into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until tested done.
• Remove, cool for 15 minutes and turn out of pan.
• Cool completely.

ALASKAN BLUEBERRY LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F In a bowl combine mashed ripe bananas, fat-free buttermilk, lemon juice, canola oil, egg whites, egg yolk and 1 tsp lemon zest.
• Stir blueberries into flour mixture then stir everything into original mixture.
• Pour batter into 9x5x3 inch loaf pan coated with baking spray; bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
• Cool loaf in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• In a bowl combine confectioner's sugar, lemon juice ,and 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest. Spread over top loaf;cool completely.

LEMON-GLAZED BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in blueberries and lemon zest. In another bowl, beat eggs, milk, oil and lemon juice.
• 2. Stir into dry ingredients mixture, jut until moistened. Pour into greased 9 x 5 loaf pan
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until toothpick tests......clean.

LEMON ALMOND TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Beat softened butter at medium speed with mixer. Gradually add 1 cup granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until just blended after each egg.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Alternate with milk and add flour mixture to butter mixture. Beat on low speed, begin and end with flour mixture. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon rind and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
• Spoon into greased and floured 8x4 loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until wooden pick stuck in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then cool on wire rack.
• For Glaze: Stir together powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Spoon over top of bread and let it drip down the sides. Stir together remaining tablespoon of lemon rind and tablespoon of granulated sugar. Sprinkle on top of bread while glaze is still wet.

LEMON THYME TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a microwave safe bowl, combine milk and thyme. Microwave, uncovered on high 1-2 minutes until bubbly, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating baking powder and slat; add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved milk mixture. Stir in lemmon juice and peel.
• Pour into a greased 9 in.x 5 in.x 3 inches loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 45 minute or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minute before removing from pan to a wire rack.
• In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over bread.

LEMON ALMOND TEA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325'F. Prepare 2 loaf pans. (I sprayed mine with Pam)
• 2. Combine the butter and 1 cup sugar; blend well. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add almond extract.
• 3. Sift together dry ingredients; add to egg mixture alternately with milk. Blend just enough to mix. Fold in lemon peel and nuts.
• 4. Turn into greased loaf pans (aluminum or glass). Bake in slow oven 325'F. for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. (If it isn't done in 35 minutes, just add 2 minutes at a time. My loaves today took 37 minutes total.)
• 5. Mix 6 Tbsp. of lemon juice and 1/2 -3/4 cup confectioners sugar. Immediately spoon over hot loaf in pan. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan. Cool on rack. Do not cut until completely cooled. Makes 2 loaves

LEMON VERBENA TEA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine milk and lemon verbena leaves and stems in a small saucepan. Heat on low just until milk is hot (do not boil). Set aside to cool to room temperature. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a glass measuring cup, discarding lemon verbena. Add additional milk to measuring cup to equal ½ cup, if needed, and set aside.
• 2. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• 3. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with reserved milk, beating at low speed just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in lemon rind. Spoon batter into greased and floured 8-x 4-inch loafpan.
• 4. Bake at 350˚ F for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center of bread comes out clean. Let cook in pan 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 5. Combine chopped verbena leaves and lemon juice in a small bowl. Cover and set aside.
• 6. After bread has cooled completely, pour herb-lemon juice mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a small bowl, discarding lemon verbena. Add powdered sugar and stir with a small whisk until smooth, adding additional lemon juice, ½ teaspoon at a time, if needed, until desired consistency. Spoon glaze over top of bread, letting excess drip down sides. Garnish with lemon verbena leaves.

LEMON BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease two 9x5 loaf pans.
• In mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, sour cream, evaporated milk, lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Mix until well blended.
• In separate bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, instant pudding and cream of tarter.
• With mixer running on low, slowly add flour mixture until combined.
• Gently fold in blueberries by hand, being careful not to overmix and break up berries.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake for 60-70 minutes or until golden brown on top.