Glazed Lemon Nut Bread

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Glazed Lemon Nut Bread

From Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

4 tablespoons butter or margarine
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel


2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup milk
½ cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar

Cream together butter or margarine and the ¾ cup sugar till light and fluffy.  Add eggs and lemon peel; beat well.  Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating till smooth after each addition.  Stir in walnuts.

Pour into greased 8 ½ x 4 1/2 x 2 ½-inch loaf dish.  Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 50 to 55 minutes or till done.  Let cool in pan 10 minutes.  Combine lemon juice and 2 tablespoons sugar; spoon over top.  Remove from pan; cool.  Wrap; store overnight.