Beer Bread - Take Two!

Beer bread is one of my all time favorite breads, especially the boxed mix one that came from Trader Joe's. Unfortunately they discontinued carrying their beer bread a while back which put me on an ongoing mission to perfect homemade beer bread. This was a year long quest that saw no end in sight...til now. I've actually made beer bread once before on this blog and the recipe was delicious, but still not quite right. I've tried a few other recipes in between but still it didn't hit the mark.

Low-Fat Lemon Loaf

Whenever summertime rolls around I find myself craving fresh, summery ingredients and lemons are by far one my favorite summertime ingredients. I love lemons as they are in all of their mouth puckering glory, but I also love them in dessert and the sweet little tang they give off. Lemons make even the heaviest of desserts seem light and guilt free and to me that's a beautiful thing.

This cake is dense and rich but actually very low in calories since I omitted butter and multiple eggs and replaced them with part-skim ricotta. I have found that using ricotta, yogurt or applesauce in baking is a great way to cut down on fat and calories but not skimp on taste. I choose to use ricotta in this recipe because of how well ricotta pairs with lemon and the rich texture ricotta provides.

It's a easy to make, one bowl recipe that is perfect for a light, summer dessert.