Lemon Bread (johnny Cash's Mother's Recipe)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, cut up
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, rind of, grated
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons)

Recipe

• 1 place butter and sugar in bowl; beat with electric mixer until creamy.
• 2 add lemon rind, then eggs (one at a time), beating hard after each addition.
• 3 stir in lemon juice.
• 4 sift about 1/3 of the flour into the lemon mixture and beat well.
• 5 add remaining flour and beat well.
• 6 pour into greased, floured pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
• 7 turn out to cool.