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Uses for Lemons

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EarlyRiserBakery

Uses for Lemons

Hey TFL! Long time lurker, recently made an account and now I'm posting!

I've got a loaf in my bakery that uses lemon zest, and I'm finding myself with tons of zested lemons lying around. I'm wondering if I could get some suggestions for uses for either the juice, or the whole rest of them! So far we just do bread and there's only so much lemonade a person can drink...

 

Thanks so much advance!

 

Joseph

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pmccool

It sounds like you have a great excuse to start making and selling lemon pies at your bakery. 

Paul

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yozzause

lemon butter, lemon merigue pies, lemon tarts, lemon juice in fruit bun dough, Lemon juice with sugar for your bun wash. brew a alcoholic lemon beer and you can turn that into a lemon vinegar, i just hate wasting good stuff  

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FloridaShark

Make lemon curd which has multiple uses in baked goods.

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Mini Oven

or: faux apple pie, zucchini 

I think it takes a at least a whole cup of lemon juice.  

Lots of ideas and recipe links here:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/all-about-lemons-4108813

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bread1965

I think it's fair to say I'm in good company.  Covid has me enjoying quarantine cocktails! How about making some simple syrup for cocktails? Seriously a good idea! :) https://www.thespruceeats.com/lemon-simple-syrup-4011997

 

 

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BobBoule

You can neutralize chloramine in your water with lemons (if your water is sanitized with chloramine, of course):

https://www.sfwater.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=6920