Glazed Lemon Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter with the sugar.
• 2 add the egg and lemon peel and beat well.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
• 5 spoon the batter into a well greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
• 6 bake at 350°f about 55 minutes or until a fork or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 7 shortly before removing the bread from the oven, make the glaze: combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice and stir until the sugar dissolves.
• 8 pour the glaze over the bread while it's still in the pan and hot.
• 9 let stand 20 min before turning out on a rack, then let cool before slicing.