bet I can make your mouth water lemon bread March 25, 2007
Posted by Sandy in food.7 comments
Lemon Bread
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
rind of 1 lemon, grated
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350ยบ. Cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add lemon rind and eggs, beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture along with the milk and stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Bake in greased 9 inch loaf pan 50 to 60 minutes. When done, remove from oven, and top with a mixture of the juice of one lemon and the remaining sugar. Let set in pan to cool.
Good served with cream cheese.
Recipe from the Yankee Bread Cookbook.
Just after adding the sugar and lemon juice topping.
