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Ingredients

6 tablespoons shortening 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs ½ cup milk 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon lemon zest ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup white sugar 1 lemon, juiced

Nutrition Info

261.2 calories carbohydrate: 39.2 g cholesterol: 31.8 mg fat: 10.8 g fiber: 1.2 g protein: 3.9 g saturatedFat: 2.3 g servingSize: - sodium: 154.1 mg sugar: 25.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
In a large bowl, cream shortening, 1 cup sugar, and eggs together until light and fluffy. Add milk alternately with flour mixture in two parts, mix well. Stir in grated lemon rind and nuts. Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes. Allow bread to cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Mix together 1/2 cup sugar and the juice of one lemon to make a glaze. Remove bread from pan. Pour glaze over warm bread.

1 loaf

A moist lemon bread, good for afternoon tea.