Recipes

[deepwaterdotter]

This is one of my favorite Bundt cakes.  I love it as a foundation for strawberry shortcake.  It comes from a King Arthur's Flour cookbook:

Cake:

1 cup room-temperature butter

2 cups sugar

3/4 tsp salt

4 room-temperature eggs

2 tsp baking powder

3 cups flour

1 cup room-temperature milk

2 tbsp lemon zest

Glaze:

1/3 cup lemon juice

3/4 cup sugar

Beat butter, sugar, and salt with electric mixer until fluffy.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  

Whisk baking powder into flour. 

Mix 1 cup of flour mixture into butter/sugar bowl.  Mix in 1/2 cup milk.  Mix in another cup of flour, then the rest of the milk.  Mix in rest of flour until large lumps are dissolved.  Stir in lemon zest.

Spoon batter into greased Bundt pan and smooth top with spatula.  Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick comes out clean, 45-60 minutes.

Mix lemon juice and 3/4 cup sugar in saucepan.  Stir over low heat only until sugar is dissolved, about 30 seconds.

Run knife between baked cake and wall of pan.  Place pan upside-down onto rack to remove cake.  Brush glaze on top and sides of cake.  Cool completely before serving.

I have successfully frozen this cake when tightly-wrapped in plastic wrap.      

[Happy2BHere]

Love, love, love lemon treats, especially the really tart ones. Pucker up LOL!

Before we moved I had a Meyer lemon tree and used to squeeze the juice and pour it into ice cube trays to freeze and use later. I still have the juicer, just not the tree!

When I was looking for christmas cookie recipes I saw this on Taste of Home and printed it out and thought I'd try it for New Years. No, it's not a Xmas cookie, but sounded good to me:

STARBUCKS LEMON LOAF COPYCAT

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• ICING:
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 5-3/4x3x2-in loaf pans (or use 8x4-in pan for one loaf).
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, mix icing ingredients. Spoon over loaves. 
  Freeze option: Do not make icing. Securely wrap cooled loaves in plastic wrap and foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature. Prepare icing as directed.

For large loaf: Prepare batter and bake in one greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Ice as directed. Yield: 1 loaf (12 slices). 

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/copycat-starbucks-lemon-loaf-cake-recipe/

[bluehost]

North Carolina Lemon Pie!! Yummy!!!! Google for details

[deepwaterdotter]

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@bluehost wrote:

North Carolina Lemon Pie!! Yummy!!!! Google for details

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I remember this pie as having a crust made with saltines.  Very tasty and tart.

[Ceci]

Pook, thank you!

I've been trying to figure out how to make cut-out cookies for christmas using lemon. Can't find recipes for sugar cookies which are cut-outs!

Do you know if I can skip the extract and just use the lemon juice? Maybe it would dilute the dough too much?

Not sure. I'd really hate to use extract when I have all this juice.

I have made lemon pound cakes and lemon glazes. I'm trying to fit the lemon into holiday recipes.

Thanks so much. I plan to make your recipe tomorrow.

[Ceci]

Aroc! love your recipe!!

It uses a lot of lemon.

Can I ask, have you made these cookies yourself?

Tomorrow is cookie day, and I will try this cookie recipe.

Thank you so much, it sounds delicious.

[Ceci]

Qwalker, thank you!! That might be dinner tomorrows

Love the pasta salad, might work for X-Mass eve when I have family over for dinner.

You girls are fantastic!!

[Ceci]

Great idea!

I made a pie similar to what you mention and I planned to make it again.

Thank you!

[Ceci]

Sounds wonderful!!

I don't have a press, but maybe I could make balls and press with a glass?

Great lemon recipes, Poke you must live in Florida!!

[Ceci]

Deepwater! Thank you,

That sounds delicious. Added to my list!!

Fantastic recipes.