Lemon Rose Bread

Crushed rose petals and rose water add a beautiful fragrance to this bright lemony bread you'll want to serve at tea time.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 254 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 lemons, zested
• 2 vanilla beans, halved lengthwise and seeds scraped
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.33333334326744 cup lemon juice
• 2.3333332538605 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup dried rose petals
• 0.66666668653488 cup rose water
• 0.125 cup rose water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Crush rose petals in a small bowl.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest together in a bowl. Add rose petals and set aside.

Step 4

Mix sugar and egg together in a separate bowl. Add rose water and lemon juice. Stir in vanilla bean seeds. Pour egg mixture over flour mixture; stir until combined. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes; invert onto a cooling rack.

Step 6

Whisk powdered sugar and rose water together to make glaze. Pour glaze over lemon bread.