Lemon Bread

Submitted by: Lisa

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Melted butter
  • 1¼ cup Sugar (divided)
  • 2 lg Eggs
  • ¼ tsp. Almond extract
  • 1½ cup Sifted flour
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Baking powder
  • ½ cup Milk
  • ½ cup Nuts
  • 1 Tbsp. Grated lemon peel
  • 3 Tbsp. Fresh lemon juice

Directions

Blend butter and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add almond extract. Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture alternately with milk. Blend just to mix. Fold in lemon peel & nuts. Bake in greased loaf pan @ 350 deg for metal & 325 deg for glass. Bake 50-60 min.

Glaze:

Mix lemon juice and remaining ¼ cup sugar. Immediately spoon over hot loaf. Cool 10 min. and remove from pan. Cool further on rack.