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Key Lime Bread will have you dreaming of Florida beaches and ocean breezes. The lime glaze packs the perfect lime punch!
Key limes originate in the Florida Keys and they are a smaller lime with more seeds, more aroma and a little more unique flavor than the regular grocery store lime. This bread is moist, delicious, and full of that key lime flavor. Â
The bread has a nice soft, sweet, mild lime flavor but the glaze is really what gives it a punch. Â I found myself scrapping up all the glaze that had dripped off the bread onto the parchment paper and eating it. Â Don’t leave it off and don’t be stingy with it!
Ingredients Needed
- Key Limes, zest and juice
- All Purpose Flour
- Sugar, granulated sugar and powdered sugar
- Buttermilk
- Butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Baking Powder
- Salt
How To Make Key Lime Bread
- In a bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in eggs, lime zest, juice, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Alternately, add in flour and buttermilk. Mix well.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Â
- Cool for 15 minutes and remove from pan.
- Mix together powdered sugar and enough juice to make a nice drizzling consistency.
- Place on a wire rack and drizzle with glaze while bread is still warm.
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Key Lime Bread
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp lime zest grated
- 1 Tbsp Key lime juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour, all purpose
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup buttermillk
Glaze
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp Key lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in eggs, lime zest, juice, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Alternately, add in flour and buttermilk. Mix well.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan.
- Place on a wire rack and drizzle with glaze while bread is still warm.
Glaze
- Mix together powdered sugar and enough juice to make a nice drizzling consistency.
Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke says
This sounds amazing, I love lime everything!
Leigh Anne says
Lime is definitely a close second to lemon for me!