Joyce's Fantastic Lemon Easter Bread

Plenty of lemon extract flavors this recipe for 3 loaves of lightly sweetened lemon bread made in a bread machine. It's perfect for Easter.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 284 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons lemon extract
• 2 tablespoons warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 3.5 cups bread flour
• 0.75 cup warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3

Grease three 8-inch round cake pans and set aside.

Step 4

Pour 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water into a bread machine. Add butter, eggs, lemon extract, bread flour, sugar, and yeast in this order or the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough setting and press start.

Step 5

Remove dough when cycle is finished; cut dough into 3 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place into a prepared cake pan; cover and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour.