Summer Kitchen Adventures
We have had our share of cloudy summer days here in the Midwest, and although I miss the sunshine on those days, they are great days to stay indoors and get creative! My youngest daughter, Avery, is always up for an adventure in the kitchen, so on a recent cloudy day we decided to bake up some sunshine of our own and make Raspberry Lemon Yogurt Loaf.
I also have two teenage daughters, Teagan and Colsie, but they are much less enthusiastic to get in the kitchen, so it was all up to Avery and I to make this amazing bread that was full of fruit and oh so moist!
Avery is my very capable baker. If you follow my instagram feed you’ve seen some of the incredible things she has baked up. I asked her if she wanted to make this recipe alone and she said “Let’s do it together.” I loved hearing that. She usually has her own plan and loves independence in the kitchen, so to hear her excitement about doing some summer baking together made this Momma happy.
This loaf was really fun and easy to make. I love any recipe that involves mixing the dry ingredients, then making a “well” for the wet ingredients. I also love any recipe that allows me to keep my mixer stored away and clean.
The citrus comes from grated lemon rind, which adds such a great fresh flavor. Raspberry and lemon go so well together, which makes this bread special, but the ingredient that makes it extra special and moist is Yulu yogurt.
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My new favorite brand of yogurt is called Yulu.
I have never been a big fan of the sour taste of yogurt. I’m a bit picky with my yogurt, as I prefer it to be creamy, but not as thick as Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt tends to be an “acquired taste,” as it is quite tangy, so I have stayed away from it.
Yulu is an Aussie-style yogurt that is made here in the USA. It is double-smoothed and double-creamed, so it was a whole new yogurt experience for me. It is not too thick or not too thin. It does not have the too-sour quality that is found in Greek yogurt. I think it tastes divine.
It comes in a container that is see-thru, which I thought was pretty cool and is a clear sign of the honest company that it is. The ingredient list made me smile as they use real fruit, fruit juice and even vegetable juices for color and flavor– so no artificial colors– and it there is 9 grams of protein in each cup.
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Raspberry Yogurt Lemon Loaf
Back to our summer kitchen adventure, I gathered all the ingredients and Avery started in on the measuring. She was a rockstar with grating the lemon rind, which is not my favorite job so I was happy to let her go to town on that. It came together in minutes, smelled amazing while baking, & made a great sunshine snack on a cloudy summer day.
Recipe
2 cups plain flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup vegetable oil (I used coconut oil)
2 eggs
1 cup Yulu Raspberry Yogurt (about 2 small containers)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups rasberries (fresh or frozen)
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a 1lb loaf pan with oil.
Combine flour, sugar, & baking powder in a bowl. Made a well in the center of the bowl.
In a separate bowl combine oil, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla.
Add wet mixture into the dry well and mix well.
Gently fold in raspberries and lemon rind.
Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake until top is golden and springs back when you gently touch it, and a knife comes out clean.
45-60 minutes.
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