Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
Jessie Sheehan's One-Bowl, Lemon-Blueberry Loaf Cake, A Favorite Bottled Marinade, & More Recipes to Make this Weekend
Last weekend, while flipping through Jessie Sheehan's Snackable Bakes in search of an extra-crumb coffee cake recipe I'd bookmarked months ago, I paused two recipes in, struck by a photo of a blackberry-studded loaf cake.
In the notes, Jessie credits both Dorie Greenspan and Ina Garten and describes the cake as "nothing short of summer in a loaf pan."
How could I not make it?
Given that I am sharing the recipe here, it's clear that I loved it. But do you know what I loved even more? The process.
The recipe calls for rubbing the zest of two lemons into the sugar, a step that releases oils from the zest into the sugar, heightening the lemon flavor. I remember watching Dorie Greenspan do this years ago on the Martha Stewart Show while making lemon madeleines, and whenever I take the extra time to do it, I think: Why don't I always do this? The smell is intoxicating.
Next, the ingredients, which include yogurt, oil (as opposed to butter), and lots of fresh lemon juice, are added nearly one by one, with whisking called for after each addition. It's a one-bowl job!
Finally, and this is perhaps my favorite part of the whole process, the blueberries are not added all at once: you fold 1 cup of them into the batter, then, once the batter is in the loaf pan, you scatter the remaining 1/2 cup over the top, before sprinkling all of it with turbinado sugar and popping it into the oven.
One hour later, it will emerge, sugar-crusted, berries busting at the seams. It is a sight to behold! With a cup of morning coffee or afternoon tea, a slice of this loaf is such a treat, perfectly sweet, bright with lemon flavor, juicy berries bursting in every bite.
| One-Bowl Lemon-Blueberry Loaf Cake |
A Favorite Marinade/BBQ Sauce
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Have you heard of this Japanese Barbecue Sauce? I bought it on a whim while at Whole Foods one day, and my pantry has been stocked with bottles of it ever since. I use it to marinate chicken thighs, which I then grill, and everyone loves it. If you're looking for a last-minute Father's Day gift, a few bottles of this sauce (which you can find at Target, too) would be great for any grilling-loving father in your life.
5 More Recipes to Make this Weekend
Simple, Juicy Grilled Chicken Breasts
Vegetarian Tortilla Casserole
Mixed Berry Galette with Foolproof Pastry
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
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