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Lemon Bread

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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Breakfast or snacks don't have to cost much in time or money with this versatile, tangy quickbread.

  • Course Desserts & Sweets
  • Prep. Time 15 mins
  • Cooking Time 1 hr
  • Yields 2 loaves

Preparation

What You Need

1 cup (250 ml) butter, softened
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 lemon rind, grated
3 cups (750 ml) all-purpose flour
2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
1 cup (250 ml) milk
1 cup (250 ml) chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts)

Topping:
2 tbsp (30 ml) butter, softened
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) icing sugar
3 tbsp (60 ml) lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) grated lemon rind

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F (180°C); butter and flour two 8 x 4 in (20 x 10 cm) loaf pans.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolks and lemon rind. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold into bread mixture along with nuts.

Pour into two loaf pans; bake for 1 hour or until done.

Combine topping ingredients and drizzle over cooled loaves.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 232 Calories
Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrate: 27 g
Fat: 13 g
Fibre: 0.8 g
Sodium: 35 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 4 % / 45 mg
Folate: 17 %
Selenium: 16 %
Thiamin: 11 %
Riboflavin: 9 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.


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