Low Sugar Lemon Bread

Contributed By: Teresa Rose

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 egg whites
1 cup nonfat milk
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 TBSP finely shredded lemon peel
2 TBSP lemon juice
1/2 cup slivered almonds or walnuts

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly coat an 8 by 4 by 2-inch loaf pan with non stick spray.
1. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and set aside.
2. In another medium mixing bowl, combine the egg whites, milk, applesauce, lemon peel, and lemon juice.
3. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture.
4. Stir just until moistened, batter should be quite lumpy.
5. Gently fold in nuts.
6. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
Optional: Stir together 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon sugar. While bread is still in the pan, brush lemon-sugar mixture over the top of the loaf.
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Variation: Lemon-Poppy Seed Bread; prepare as above, except substitute 1 tablespoon poppy seeds for the almonds or walnuts.

Helpful Hints:

Lemon Bread: Delicious and healthy! Only 114 calories per slice!
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Makes 1 loaf; 16 servings
Nutritional Information (not including the sugary lemon glaze)
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Calories: 114.3
Total Fat: 1.8 g
Cholesterol: 0.3 mg
Sodium: 76.0 mg
Total Carbs: 21.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 3.2 g


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