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lemony summer squash bread

(4 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Susan Williams
@threedaymom

My family loves the fresh, lemon flavor of this bread. One of my daughters eats hers with a little blackberry jam. I have also made it with a generous handful of blueberries added to the batter. My other daughter enjoyed that toasted. The best compliment I received was that you can't tell that there's squash in it.

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Yum! This quick bread tastes just like lemon. No one would ever guess that it's made from a yellow squash. In fact, the yellow ribbons inside could easily be mistaken for zest. The squash gives the bread a moist texture and it bakes to a lovely golden brown. Try with a little lemon icing drizzle for a delicious dessert. A wonderful bread for the summer.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(4 ratings)
yield 2 loaves
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For lemony summer squash bread

  • 1 c
    butter, melted
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 tsp
    lemon zest, grated
  • 3
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 1/2 c
    summer squash, grated

How To Make lemony summer squash bread

  • Dry ingredients added to a bowl.
    1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two loaf pans with non-stick spray. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
  • Sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a bowl.
    2
    Combine sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl. If you use medium to large lemons, two will do.
  • Melted butter added to the bowl.
    3
    Add melted butter, and mix well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well until batter is light and fluffy.
  • Slowly adding dry ingredients.
    4
    Then slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, barely combining into a batter.
  • Draining moisture from a shredded yellow squash.
    5
    Drain liquid from the grated squash, but do not squeeze dry.
  • Adding squash to the batter.
    6
    Add to batter; do not over mix.
  • Dividing batter between the loaf pans.
    7
    Divide batter between two prepared loaf pans.
  • Baked Lemony Summer Squash Bread cooling.
    8
    Bake for one hour, until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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