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Lime Pecan Bread

Lime Pecan Bread
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
24 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

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
© Taste of Home 2013

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Lime Pecan Bread (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • loaves.
Nutrition 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.
© Taste of Home 2013