This gluten free lemon poppyseed bread tastes like spring. It’s bright, fresh, and has the most amazing lemon glaze.
You guys, I have been absolutely craving lemons lately. These cold, dreary winter days have me longing for warmer weather and spring flavors. And for me, you just can’t get any more “spring” than lemons. So – gluten free lemon poppyseed bread it is!
This bread is so good. Full of fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and fun little poppy seeds that have no real purpose in life.
Also, poppy seed or poppyseed? I see it all over the internet written as both. Even Food Network has poppyseed and poppy seed recipes. I even Googled “is it poppy seed or poppyseed?”. Seriously.
I went with poppyseed, fwiw.
I shared this gluten free lemon poppyseed bread recipe on Food Fanatic back in the summer. Oh summer, how I miss you so…
I figured now is a great time to share it with you since I’m sure many of your are looking forward to spring as much as I am. Enjoy!
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I absolutely love lemon poppyseed muffins but never thought to make them as a bread-genius!
Gorgeous loaf, Sharon. I would love a slice or two. I love lemon in winter too, a little bit of sunshine on a cold dreary day. Count me in!
It’s lovely! I love the coconut milk too, that’s a great addition!
I made my first “lemon poppy seed” baked good a few weeks ago…MUFFINS! I just love poppy seeds, haha!
I’m a sucker for anything lemon (hahaha – that came out wrong – or maybe right?!), and this bread with your ooey gooey icing looks too good to be true, Sharon! Can’t wait to try it!
~jules
Oh, that’s beautiful. My husband doesn’t like lemon stuff, so I’m going to have to make this and suffer through it all alone (’cause I’m definitely not sharing with my kids…). 🙂
I’m always missing summer, especially in the middle of the very chilly days. This GF lemon poppyseed bread is just lovely and so bright!
This look incredible! I can’t wait to try this!
This looks so perfect, and GF as well!!!
This looks amazing!! One of my favorite muffin flavors, now a bread, yeah! Pinned!
This bread is perfect, Sharon! My mouth is seriously watering over this!
I miss summer too! This bread is totally bringing me back to warmer days!!
AHHHH, I totally miss summer! This bread is just screaming sunshine!
It looks fantastic, I’m always up for a slice of lemon poppyseed bread!
This is what I need for an afternoon treat with my tea! I am a sucker for any lemon dessert.
lemon anything is my fave. this looks so yummy!
I’m definitely going to have to steal some lemons from my neighbor’s tree for this!
This looks divine. One of my favorite sweet breads!!
I love poppyseed and lemon cake! I’m convinced yours is insane! I love this beautiful and delicate icing on the top 🙂
This looks delicious. Could you substitute almond milk for the coconut milk? I am not a fan if coconut.
You could sub unsweetened Almond milk for the coconut milk if that’s what you prefer. I like to bake with unsweetened coconut milk (from the carton not cans) because I’ve found that it does not give a coconut taste to baked goods and I don’t really like the taste of almond milk in baked goods so really it’s whatever taste you prefer 🙂
I made this last week for a red hat ladies tea. It was a big hit. I baked it in vintage mini Pyrex loaf pans to make it more “tea” size. We are having a bigger tea next month and I was asked to provide it again.
So glad it was a hit! And I love that you’re one of the red hat ladies. When I was in chorus in high school, we sang a song about the red hat ladies, it was based off of Jenny Joseph’s poem, Warning.
For those who don’t have dairy allergies, could you use regular milk in this instead of coconut milk?
I always loved lemon loaf, yours looks delicious and I’m anxious to make it.
Thanks and have a great day.
Yes, you can definitely use regular milk!
I tried the loaf as it is and turned out delicious..I was wondering if it’s ok to try out with coconut flour and coconut oil instead..do you think the taste of coconut be overpowering
Hi Daniela, you could try it with melted coconut oil. I would not substitute coconut flour though as it can not be subbed 1:1 with other flours.
I made this recently and the flavor was lovely. However it was quite crumbly and dry. I used Pillsbury gf flour. Do you have an all purpose flour you recommend? Or, any thoughts about what else I may have gone wrong?
I’ve never baked with Pillsbury gf flour. I would recommend Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 flour if you want a pre-made flour, just omit the xanthan gum called for in the recipe if you do use that one. I almost always use my own flour blend which you can find here: https://www.whattheforkfoodblog.com/2016/01/14/nightshade-free-gluten-free-flour-mix/
I think if yours came out dry and crumbly, you may have also use a bit too much flour. To properly measure your flour, stir your flour and then use a spoon to scoop it into your measuring cup. Then use a straight edge level it off.
I made this recently for a tea party and it was so delicious that I instantly went back for seconds. However I am the only one who is gluten free so there were left overs. How best do you suggest to store it if it’s not going to all be eaten in one sitting. At least it probably shouldn’t be eaten in one serving!
Slice it and then freeze the individual slices on a sheet pan. Once frozen, wrap in plastic wrap and store in a freezer bag in the freezer. Defrost (unwrapped) before eating and you’re good to go!
I made this about a month back and it was so delicious! How best is it stores for maximum freshness?
I slice it and freeze the individual slices. Then I wrap the individual slices and store them in a freezer bag in the freezer. Then take them out and defrost as needed!
Could I substitute applesauce for the eggs? I can’t have eggs.
Hi Nasreen, I haven’t tried this with an egg substitute. If you do try it with applesauce, let me know how it turns out!
Can I make this recipe into muffins??
Hi Nicole – I haven’t tried this exact recipe as muffins but if you do, let me know! I’ve been working on a lemon poppy seed muffin recipe, hopefully I’ll post that within a month!
I made this for my book club today. Everyone loved it!
That is so great to hear Theresa! Thank you for your feedback as well!
This is my first time at your site and I just made this lemon-poppy loaf (literally finishing up my slice right now). It is absolutely delicious! Moist, light, flavorful, just the perfect bit of chew. I can’t even tell that it’s gluten-free! The only thing I substituted was the sugar with monk-fruit sugar. This is my favorite lemon-poppy seed bread I’ve had. Thank you for the recipe.
I also like that your writing style makes it so the recipe is neat, orderly, easy to follow so that I’m not going all over the place. Also, much appreciated to not have too many ads that clogs my laptop like many other sites. Major double-thumbs up.
K
Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback Keira! I hope you get a chance to try some of my other gluten free baking recipes soon!