Homemade Lemon Bread

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter (softened)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon Rind (divided
  • 1 cup Powered Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh lemon Juice
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Beat softened butter at med. speed with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon rind. Spoon batter into greased and floured 8x4 inch loaf pan.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center of bread comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Stir together powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth; spoon evenly over top of bread, letting excess drip down sides. Stir together remaining 1 tablespoon lemon rind an 1 tablespoon sugar, sprinkle on top of bread.