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Lemon Raspberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze

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Servings: 12
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Calories: 359kcal
This lemon raspberry bread has a sweet, citrusy flavor with bursts of tart raspberry. The texture is moist and cake-like, and the white chocolate glaze pairs perfectly with the lemon and raspberry flavors. One slice won't be enough!

Ingredients

  • 2 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoon lemon zest* about 3 lemons
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt room temperature
  • ½ cup whole milk room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries, frozen and broken into small pieces**

White Chocolate Glaze

  • ¾ cup white chocolate chips***
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
  • cup powdered sugar sifted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a metal bread pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  • In one of the bowls, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside for later.
    2 cup all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • Add the granulated sugar and lemon zest to the second bowl.
    1 ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoon lemon zest*
    rubbing lemon and sugar together
  • Use your fingers to rub them together until well combined. Rubbing the lemon zest with the sugar will release oils from the zest into the sugar, giving the bread a stronger citrusy flavor.
    lemon zest and granulated sugar
  • Add the softened butter to the sugar-lemon zest mixture. Using a hand mixer, mix on medium speed until all the butter is incorporated. Then add the eggs, and mix on medium speed until well mixed.
    ½ cup unsalted butter, 2 large eggs
  • Add the Greek yogurt, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract and mix on medium speed until well mixed.
    ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, ½ cup whole milk, 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add the whisked dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just barely combined.
  • Take the frozen raspberries out of the freezer, and if you haven't already done so, break them up into small pieces.
    1 cup fresh raspberries, frozen and broken into small pieces**
    frozen raspberries
  • Add the raspberries to the batter and mix with a spatula until just barely combined.
    lemon raspberry bread batter
  • Add the batter to the oiled bread pan and smooth over the top. Bake for about 50-60 minutes (cover loosely with tin foil at the 25 minute mark). The bread will be done when the center is set and a toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs sticking to it. Check the bread at the 45 minute mark and assess from there.
    baked lemon raspberry bread
  • Immediately remove bread from the pan and let it cool on a cooling rack.

White Chocolate Glaze

  • While the bread cools, make the glaze. Add the white chocolate chips and heavy cream to a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave for about 40-45 seconds. Whisk until smooth. Then sift the powdered sugar into the same bowl and whisk until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the loaf.
    ¾ cup white chocolate chips***, ¼ cup heavy whipping cream, ⅓ cup powdered sugar
    white chocolate glaze on a lemon raspberry loaf
  • Let the glaze set for a few minutes, and then enjoy! Cover and store any remaining leftovers in the refrigerator and the loaf will stay fresh for a few days.

Notes

Make sure to use room-temperature ingredients when indicated so that the batter mixes well without over-mixing. To quickly soften the butter, place the stick of butter in the microwave for about 6 seconds, then flip it to another side, and repeat until softened. For the eggs, place them in a bowl with warm water for a few minutes before cracking. For the Greek yogurt and milk, place them together in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for about 30 seconds or until room-temperature.
*When zesting the lemons, try to zest only the yellow portion of the rind. The white portion of the rind adds a bitter taste, and you'll want to avoid that.
**I prefer to buy fresh raspberries, then freeze them myself. Pre-frozen raspberries are usually covered in juice and will dye the batter pink. Rinse your fresh raspberries, pat them dry, then let them freeze completely in a ziploc bag. Then break them into smaller pieces using your fingers or banging them with a rolling pin. If they've started to defrost, put them back in the freezer--you'll want the raspberries as cold as possible when mixing them in the batter to keep them from bleeding. 
***I like to use Ghirardelli white chocolate chips in this recipe, but Ghirardelli's white chocolate wafers would work well here too.

Equipment

  • metal bread pan
  • cooking spray
  • 2 large bowls
  • whisk
  • hand mixer
  • silicone spatula
  • tin foil
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Author: All You Can Eats
Course: Appetizers, Breads, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keywords: lemon bread, quick bread, raspberry bread, sweet bread, white chocolate glaze, white chocolate raspberry