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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 48 |
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My mother once won a contest with the bread recipe. It is very good. Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened |
2 cups sugar |
2 lemons, rind of, grated |
4 eggs |
3 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 cup milk |
2 lemons, juice of |
1/2 cup sugar |
Directions:
1. Cream butter and 2 cups of sugar with lemon rind.
2. Add the eggs and beat well.
3. Add dry ingredients alternating with milk.
4. Squeeze about 1 TBSP of juice from the lemon into batter for better flavor.
5. Bake in greased loaf pans in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour.
6. Mix 1/2 cup of sugar and juice from the remaining lemons.
7. Pour over bread while hot, then cool completely on a wire rack.
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