Lemon Nut Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. grated lemon rind
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup chopped nuts
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tbs. lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon rind. Stir well. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs together; add dry ingredients alternately with milt to create a creamed mixture. Mix lightly after each addition. Stir in nuts. Turn batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 – 65 minutes. Leave cake in the pan to cool. Combine the sugar, and juice; stirring until dissolved. Pierce the top of the warm cake with a toothpick. Spoon the glaze over the cake, stand 5 minutes then remove the cake from the pan and cool completely.