Lemon Tea Bread

This is a great recipe....I wish I had a slice of it right now!


Lemon Tea Bread

Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 grated lemon rind
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cup flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Glaze:
- ¼ cup sugar
- Juice of 1 large lemon

Preheat oven to 375
Cream butter, sugar and lemon rind.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
Alternately add the milk and the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture, combining well after each addition.
Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top of the loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into loaf comes out clean.
While loaf is baking, stir together the sugar and lemon juice until combined.
When loaf comes out of the oven, poke all over the top of the loaf with a toothpick or fork to make small holes. Pour the glaze over slowly so it absorbs into the bread.
Let the loaf cool on a rack for ten minutes in the pan, then turn out of the pan and let cool completely.