Our Recipes: Lemon Loaf

After exploring Starbucks lemon cake I felt the need to make my own. I searched the internet for a good recipe and I finally found out that my friend Dorota bakes it. I tried it once and it was fast and easy to make. It tasted delicious so I stayed with the recipe. Thank you Dorota!

Ingredients:
- 225g butter 
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/4 cup flour 
- 1/3 cup ground almonds
- 4 eggs
- 3 lemons
- 1tsp baking powder

Preparation:
- Wash the lemons well under warm water. 
- Zest the lemons.
- Cut the lemons in a half and juice them into a bowl.

- Melt the butter in a saucepan but don't let it boil. Put to the side.
- Separate the eggs and put whites into a large mixing bowl. Keep yolks for later in a cup.
- Beat the whites well with a mixer.

- Gradually add sugar through a sieve and keep beating.
- Add the yolks and mix.
- Gradually add flour and baking powder through a sieve and keep mixing gently with a large spoon.
- Gradually add butter and keep mixing gently.

- Gradually add ground almonds and keep mixing.
- Add lemon juice and lemon zest and stir in. 
- Pour the batter into a 9x5 inch loaf pan lined with aluminum foil. 
- Bake on 350°F (160°C) until golden brown (around 40min). A toothpick should come out cleanly.

                                                            Bon appétit and smacznego!