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Lemon Bread

SUBMITTED BY: Kathy Scott PHOTO BY: hmstarr

"You'll often find Kathy Scott baking this sunshiny-sweet bread in her Hemingford, Nebraska kitchen when company's due. It has a pound cake-like texture."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 31 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  45 Min
READY IN  55 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • GLAZE:
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and peel. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour into a greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until bread tests done. Combine glaze ingredients. Remove bread from pan; immediately drizzle with glaze. Cool on a wire rack.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2007 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE
My family enjoys a very concentrated lemon flavor. Although this is a moist delicious bread, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2008 by Shamie J.
Best recipe by far. I altered it just a tad, but it was only to make it more lemony. I put... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2008 by KristinAnn
Hint: I cooked the bread for 40 minutes, then put on the glaze and cooked it until done. It... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2007 by JS
A melt in your mouth lemon bread. The only that I did differently was to add a dash of almond... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2007 by sarah
great recipe i doubled it cooked in a Bundt pan for about 1 hour 20 minutes. I also reduced... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2007 by hancocks
Pretty tasty bread however, it could have used a bit more lemon. I will add a bit more lemon... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2007 by AIRBEANIE
Good recipe and I loved the glaze would also say it needs at least 1 tbsp. more of powdered... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2006 by cookin fool
This recipe was very moist and melts in your mouth as you bite into it. I would suggests... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2008 by crystalathome
My family really loved this. I had lemon themed dinner and this was dessert. It was a hit. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2008 by PGJCMILLER
We loved this bread! I added one extra TBL of lemon juice to the batter but made no other... MORE

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