Key Lime Bread

By theradicalpeach

This bread is baked in a loaf pan and has the texture of a pound cake. It is light AND TANGY SWEET LIKE A BIT OF SUNSHINE IN YOUR MOUTH!

Ingredients

• FOR THE GLAZE:
• 1 STICK OF BUTTER
• 1 CUP OF SUGAR
• 2 EGGS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
• 2 TBSP. OF LIME JUICE
• 1 TBSP. OF LIME ZEST
• 1 & 1/2 CUPS OF AP FLOUR
• 1 tsp. OF BAKING POWDER
• DASH OF SALT
• 1/2 CUP OF WHOLE MILK AT ROOM TEMP.
• 2 TBSP. OF LIME JUICE
• 1/2 CUP OF POWDERED SUGAR

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 65mins

Preparation

Step 1

PRE-HEAT YOUR OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. COMBINE THE DRY INGREDIENTS IN A SMALL BOWL AND SET ASIDE. IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL, CREAM THE BUTTER AND SUGAR UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. ADD THE EGGS ONE AT A TIME. BEAT IN THE LIME JUICE AND ZEST. ADD THE DRY INGREDIENTS A LITTLE AT A TIME ALTERNATING WITH THE MILK. pOUR THE BATTER INTO A GREASED LOAF PAN AND BAKE IN THE CENTER OVEN RACK FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES (DEPENDING ON YOUR OVEN). iF YOU STICK A KNIFE OR TESTER IN THE CENTER AND IT COMES OUT CLEAN, IT IS DONE. cOOL 10 MINUTES THEN REMOVE FROM THE PAN TO A WIRE RACK. mIX THE GLAZE AND DRIZZLE ON TOP. tHIS SHOULD BE SLICED WITH A SERRATED KNIFE/BREAD KNIFE ONCE COOLED.