Lemon Yellow Squash Bread

Ingredients (Bread):

  • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

  • zest from one lemon

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 cup yellow squash, grated

Ingredients (Lemon Glaze):

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon milk


Instructions:

  • Grease and flour a 9x5" bread pan. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

  • In a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, beat the eggs. Add the 1/2 cup of oil and 1 1/3 cups of sugar and mix until well blended.

  • Add 1/2 cup of buttermilk, 2 tablepsoons of lemon juice, and lemon zest to the mixture and blend well.

  • Add the 2 cups of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder all at once. Blend on low speed just until everything is incorporated and most of the lumps are gone.

  • Add the one cup of grated yellow squash and fold in using a spoon.

  • Pour the batter into your prepared bread pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

  • Allow the bread to cool for at least 30 minutes in the pans. Then slide a knife or spatula around the edges to loosen and turn out onto a cutting board. Allow to cool completely. (Alternately, you can leave the bread in the pans, uncovered, overnight).

  • Before serving, make the glaze by mixing the powdered sugar, lemon juice and milk together. Drizzle over the top of the bread. Glaze will harden up in time.

(source: https://icecreaminspiration.com/lemon-yellow-squash-bread/)