Lemon and honey reminds me of the sore throat syrup recipes found in home remedy books. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water! For this sunny lemon bread I've added lemon juice, zest, and honey to make a cheerful breakfast bread.
Yield: 1 loaf
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup warm water, 95 to 110 degrees F
- 2-1/4 tsp or 1 pkg. (1/4 oz.) active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup milk, room temperature
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice, room temperature
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp soft butter or margarine
- Grated rind of 1 small lemon
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, about
Preparation:
- In large bowl, mix warm water and yeast. Add milk, lemon juice, honey, salt, butter, and lemon zest. Stir. Add 2-1/2 cups of flour and mix well. Add in enough remaining flour to make a dough that follows the spoon around the bowl. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, adding more flour as needed until the dough is firm and smooth to the touch. Place dough in medium greased bowl. Turn dough over in bowl so that the top is also lightly greased. Cover with clean cloth and let rise in warm, draft-free place for 1 hour.
- Punch down dough. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes or until the bubbles are out of the bread. Shape dough into a loaf. Place in greased, 8 X 4-inch bread pan. Cover and let rise in warm, draft-free place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Bake bread at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until bread top is golden brown and the bread sounds hollow when the top is tapped. Remove bread from pan and let cool on rack.
