Recipe: Lemon Loaf

A couple weeks back I had a yard sale, and as always, I cooked a few things just to see if I could sell them.  Some years this goes well and others years just kinda so-so, therefore I always make food that we like in our household.

I made Rhubarb pudding cake (which I love), Rhubarb Cake, and Lemon Loaf.  

I have to admit, I am not very familiar with lemon loaf.. I made it once before YEARS ago for work luncheon I think.   I used this this recipe and modified slightly based on comments.  

Ingredients:

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp lemon extract 
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 lemon, rind of

Glaze

• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp lemon extract

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until creamy.
3. Blend in milk and 1/2 tsp lemon extract
4. In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and lemon rind.
5. Pour into batter.
6. Stir to moisten.
7. Scrape into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.   DO NOT FORGET THIS STEP.  Just saying.
8. Bake in 350f degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes.
9. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
10. Remove to rack and while still hot, with a toothpick poke holes all over the top of the loaf, and spoon glaze evenly over.
11. Cool.

What did we think?
Oops… forgot to grease the bottom on the one I held back.  Should have. 🙂  BUT the recipe tastes good, the lads had fun helping me to finish it off.