Taste of Home
Golden Lemon Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
YIELD: 1 loaf (16 slices).
This wonderful bread, made from my grandmother’s recipe, won Best of Show at the New Mexico State Fair. It’s so good! —Marjorie Rose, Albequerque, New Mexico
Ingredients
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1/2 cup shortening
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup 2% milk
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GLAZE:
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
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2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
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2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
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2.
Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack.
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3.
Combine the glaze ingredients; immediately pour over warm bread. Cool completely before removing from pan.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 165 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 125mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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