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Lime Pecan Bread Recipe

Lime juice is a terrific addition to ordinary quick bread. The chopped pecans add pleasant crunch while the glaze gives a bit of sweetness.—Nancy Lore, Rockland, Massachusetts

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Lime Pecan Bread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

15 50 65

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups milk
1 tablespoon lime juice
4 teaspoons grated lime peel
1 cup chopped pecans
GLAZE:
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup lime juice

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in egg yolks. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Add lime juice and peel. Stir in pecans.
In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Pour into two greased 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; pour over hot loaves. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 273 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 203 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Lime Pecan Bread in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2010, p98