Mae Regan's Lemon Bread

By sheppell

Newspaper clipping

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 6 Tbsp margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• finely grated rind of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup walnuts, ground fine (optional)
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• Juice from 1 lemon

Preparation

Step 1

Cream margarine, sugar, and eggs together. Add dry ingredients, alternating with milk and lemon rind. Add walnuts, if using. Put batter in a lightly greased loaf pan and bake in preheated 325° oven for about 45 minutes.
Remove loaf from oven and prick top with toothpick. Mix confectioners' sugar with lemon juice and pour over top of bread while still warm. Makes 1 loaf.