These last few weeks have been crazy at Olive and Artisan. My hired employee who is in charge of SEO, technology, and doing the dishes has been hard at work. I’m so lucky I get to pay him in Monopoly™ money and snuggle bucks. Daniel has been converting all of my recipes to a new printable format! It now includes cooking time, servings, and is generally nifty. So check it out! He has been doing a crazy amount of behind the scene stuff that, to be honest, I don’t really understand.
One thing I do understand is that I’ve lost some of my e-mail followers in the switch! He is working to get this resolved but you might just want to sign up again if you haven’t been getting e-mail notifications. (Grandma, this shouldn’t apply to you, no need to call up Aunt Daisy quite yet.)
I’ve been being true to myself and entertaining crazy thoughts like going to culinary school. Because, hello, I have so much time on my hands. I’ll probably just end up buying another culinary textbook and calling it good. I fight to live in the grey but mostly it’s all or nothing. These are the thoughts that cross my mind when I am getting ready to say goodbye to my 20’s. Because, hello, your life ends at 30, or so sayeth my fatalistic mindset these days.
BUT, in honor of Daniel’s hard work as I’ve been out day dreaming, I made him a special dessert. Rosemary Lemon Bread!!! Normally Daniel would be happy with a package of double stuffed Oreos and a gallon of milk so I’ll be honest, I didn’t think he would like it. He ended up with two servings. The second of which he saved in sacrifice of his own body when he was snippered by the computer cord on his way back to the couch. So don’t let the rosemary fool you, it will please any palate. (Daniel is expected to make a full recovery, my computer cord however…)
Rosemary Lemon Bread
Yummy lemon rosemary sweet bread recipe that is moist and is as beautiful as it is delicious.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup milk
|| Topping ||
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large bread pan and set aside.
Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder together in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix eggs, sugar, zest of the whole lemon, rosemary, and olive oil until combined. Add the dry ingredients and the milk, and stir until just combined. Pour batter into the bread pan.
Thinly slice the lemon, remove seeds, and place on top of the batter. Sprinkle the last tablespoon of sugar evenly on top of the lemons.
Place loaf pan in the oven and bake for 70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center. After cooling, dust lightly with powdered sugar. Cut and serve with a sharp serrated knife.
Keywords: bread, dessert, lemon, rosemary, sweet bread
I think I’m good to go again – Aunt Daisy “re-upped” me when she was here over Christmas. I’m getting your postings again and it’s all good. Do not want to miss even one. G.ma Sherrill
Just got connected to your blog and it’s great. Don’t want to miss any. Love you.
I’m so happy you made it here! love you too, Aunt Wanda!
I love all things Rosemary and Lemon. This bread recipe seemed right up my alley.
Note: I’m not very good in the kitchen whether cooking or baking, but I’m capable of doing the basics.
I just do happened to have all ingredients at the ready and decided to give it a try. I think I made an error while mixing ingredients, which ended up a salvaged disaster. My lemon slices and added rosemary sprig on top got swallowed by the bread during the cooking process. The lemons ended up at the bottom of the pan. That stuff only happens to me. while I was able to salvage the bread and sprinkle powdered sugar on top, none would be the wiser. I sliced the bread and bit into heaven! The flavor was absolutely amazing. I just have to correctly mix the batter at my second attempt. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe.
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