Lemon Bread

By ngaldi

Ingredients

• 1 cup soft butter
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• grated rind of 2 lemons
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice
• Lemon Syrup
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare pans with butter and flour.

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Sift salt, baking soda, and flour, and add alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Fold in nuts, rind and lemon juice. Bake 40 - 60 minutes or until done.

Lemon Syrup

Boil all ingredients in small saucepan for 2 minutes. Drizzle the lemon syrup over the tops of cooled loaves, set completely before wrapping.