Lemon Bread

Recipe Description

Recipe Ingredients

½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 ¼ cups all purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
½ cup finely chopped nuts
grated peel of one lemon
½ cup sugar
juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

Cream shortening with sugar. Mix in eggs. Sift flour again with baking powder and salt. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to shortening mixture. Stir constantly. Mix in nuts and lemon peel. Bake in greased loaf pan 5 X 9 inch at 350° for 1 hour. Combine ¼ cup sugar with lemon juice. Prick holes with fork in baked bread and pour sugar and juice mixture over top.