This Sunshine Lemon Bread is the perfect treat, any season, for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or a sweet gift to give to a friend or neighbor.

Sunshine.

Autumn bathes us in the warmth of the glorious sunshine.

And donโ€™t you just love bringing a little bit of sunshine to others?

Thatโ€™s what my friend, Jenny, did a few weeks ago when she brought me a gift.

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A darling kitchen towel wrapped around Meyer Lemons. With a very sweet (late) birthday wish.

I unwrapped the towel and saw the yummy recipe printed into the towel.

So one afternoon I juiced the lemons (and some oranges) and made the bread.

Four loaves โ€ฆ one for our neighbors on either side of our home. Two for our family. (This recipe makes 2 normal loaves.)

A little gift of sweet sunshine with a little bit of lemon.

All I can say is that itโ€™s really fun to bless others with food, especially when theyโ€™re not expecting it.

Thereโ€™s just something about Autumn that says share.

Whenโ€™s the last time you thought about your neighbors and what you could bring them?

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Sunshine Lemon Bread

Sweet lemony bread to share with a neighbor or a friend. Makes 2 regular size loaves.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 2 regular loaves

Ingredients
 

  • 2 ยฝ cups all-purose flour
  • 1 ยฝ cups sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. baking powder
  • ยฝ tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • ยพ cup orange juice, fresh squeezed
  • ยพ cup oil
  • ยฝ tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tsp. grated lemon zest

GLAZE:

  • 1 ยฝ cups powdered sugar
  • ยผ cup orange juice, fresh squeezed
  • ยผ cup lemon juice
  • ยฝ tsp. grated lemon zest
  • ยฝ tsp. vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Grease and flour baking loaf pans.
  • Beat cake ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Pour into prepared loaf pans and bake 35-45 minutes, depending on the size of loaf pan.
  • Remove loaves from oven; pierce cake with a fork, about every inch.
  • Blend glaze ingredients in a small saucepan.
  • Bring to boil; reduct heat and simmer 1 minute.
  • Spoon half of glaze over hot cake in pan.
  • Allow break loaves to stand 10 minutes; invert onto bread board or serving plate.
  • Slowly spoon remaining glaze over cake.
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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If youโ€™re joining my 30 Days series, you may have missed these posts:

Day 1. Autumn.
Day 2. Health.
Day 3. Entertaining.