Key Lime Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 loaves (16 pieces each).
I first tried this deliciously different bread at a friend's house, and she graciously shared the recipe with me. It's so easy to make and it tastes absolutely yummy! —Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas
Ingredients
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2/3 cup butter, softened
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2 cups sugar
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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2 tablespoons grated lime zest
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2 tablespoons Key lime juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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3 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup 2% milk
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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GLAZE:
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2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 to 2 tablespoons Key lime juice
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Beat in lime zest, juice and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in walnuts.
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2.
Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
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3.
Combine confectioners' sugar and enough lime juice to reach desired consistency; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 173 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 150mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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