Lemon Tea Bread

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• Lemon Glaze:
• 3/4 c. milk
• 1 Tb. lemon juice
• 1 Tb. chopped fresh lemon thyme, or 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 c. flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 Tb. grated lemon rind
• 1 c. sifted powdered sugar
• 2 Tb. lemon juice

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Remove mixture from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Cool. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy, and gradually add sugar, beating mixture well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition. Stir in lemon rind. Pour into a greased and floured 9x5x3" loafpan. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack. Pour lemon glaze over bread.