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Super Moist Lime Glazed Avocado Bread

Shanna
A moist and delicious lightly sweetened quick bread made with avocados, buttermilk, limes and glazed with a sweet-tart lime icing.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Ingredients
  

For the bread

  • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour 292 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt I use Diamond brand
  • ½ teaspoon) ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup white sugar 150g
  • ½ cup light brown sugar 106g
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon lime zest zest of one large lime
  • 1 cup avocado 8oz (approx 2 avocados)
  • ¾ cup buttermilk room temperature (180ml)
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice juice from one large lime
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Glaze

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 180g
  • 2-3 Tablespoons lime juice 1-2 limes
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • Pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Prepare a 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter, parchment paper hanging over the long edges then butter and flour the parchment. Set your oven to 350 Deg F. 
  • In a small mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. 
  • In a larger mixing bowl whisk together the sugars and eggs until well mixed then mix in the lime zest.
  • Cut the avocados in half, remove pit and scoop out and mash into a measuring cup or weigh. Add to a food processor or blender wit the buttermilk, lime juice and vanilla and process or blend until very smooth and no lumps remain. 
  • Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix until just combined, then add the avocado mixture and stir well until no flour streaks remain. 
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top so its evenly distributed. Bake for 40-45 minutes until toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs.
  • Let cool most of the way in the pan then using the parchment paper overhang, carefully lift the bread out and cool completely on a wire cooling rack. Transfer to a serving plate before adding the glaze
  • Whisk the glaze ingkrfediets together and when it is a consistency you like pour over the top then spread to the edges. Some will drip off the sides. Let the glaze firm up before serving. 

Notes

If it’s your first time making this recipe then make sure you read all of the information in the main post as it includes lots of additional tips, as well as the answers to some common questions.
If you have any further questions then do let me know in the comments and or email me [email protected] and I’ll do my best to help.
If you choose to make substitutions to the recipe that I have not tested yet please do so at your own risk! However, if they are successful I would love to hear about it and will add to my recipe notes for other readers to try as well.