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Favorite Lemon Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1⁄2 cup shortening We prefer butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk 2% is fine
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 lemon rind of

Glaze

  • 1 lemon juice of
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until creamy. Blend in the milk.
  2. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and lemon rind. Pour into the batter. Stir to moisten.
  3. Scrape into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
  4. Bake in 350f degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes.
  5. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
  6. Remove to rack and while still hot, with a toothpick poke holes all over the top of the loaf, and spoon glaze evenly over.
  7. Cool.

Glaze

  1. Combine the lemon juice and sugar in saucepan. Stir and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Spoon evenly over the top of the hot loaf.