Key Lime Bread Recipe

By carolync

Ingredients

• GLAZE:
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons grated lime peel
• 2 tablespoons Key lime juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 to 2 tablespoons Key lime juice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Beat in lime peel, juice and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in walnuts.

Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Combine confectioners' sugar and enough lime juice to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely.
Yield: 2 loaves (16 slices each).