Summer Citrus Loaf
Moist and bursting with fruity flavour, this loaf is a staple summer recipe. The icing drizzle and slivered almonds complete the loaf with a touch of salty sweetness.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsbp. lime zest
- 1 tsbp. lemon zest
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ½ cup almond milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp almond extract
Lemon/Lime Drizzle
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ⅛ tsp almond extract
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a bread pan with parchment paper.
Loaf
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add zest of both lime and lemon and gently mix with a fork. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together oil, almond milk, eggs, lemon and lime juice, and almond extract.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix gently. Do not overmix or bread will be tough. Pour into your lined bread pan and bake for 55-60 minutes. After 30 minutes, cover the top of your loaf with aluminium foil to prevent too much browning.
- When a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean, remove loaf from oven and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Lemon/Lime Drizzle
- Whisk together lemon and lime juice with powdered sugar and extract.
- Remove your loaf from the pan and place on a plate. Using the whisk, drizzle the icing over your loaf and top with slivered almonds.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe adapted from alattefood.com
Contains eggs, dairy, gluten, and nuts.
I prefer to slice my loaf before I drizzle the icing to ensure each slice gets some love! Make sure to use fresh citrus for the recipe as this will ensure a much more flavourful loaf.