Lemon Nut Bread Recipes

LEMON NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine butter and sugar; beat well.
• Add eggs, lemon peel, extract and milk.
• Beat by hand to blend.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt, stirring just until moistened.
• Fold in pecans.
• Turn batter into greased and floured 9x5x3 loaf pan, or 4-5 mini-loaf pans.
• Fill pans half full of batter.
• Bake 45-60 minutes in preheated 350 oven.
• Check with toothpick to see if it is completely baked.

LEMON NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Blend in eggs.
• Add combined dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternating with milk and juice, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in nuts and rind.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x5" loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out fairly clean.
• Cool 5 minutes, then remove from pan.

LEMON NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F. 1. Blend shortening and sugar, add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in lemon rind. 2. Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Alternately add sifted dry ingredients and milk. Do not over mix. Stir in nuts. Spread into a prepared loaf pan. 3. Bake in a moderate oven for about one hour. Then let stand for about 5 minutes in the pan. Remove loaf to cake rack, standing it upright. 4. Mix sugar and lemon juice and spread over top of loaf with a pastry brush until all of topping is absorbed.

LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, lemon zest and juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; immediately drizzle over bread. Serve warm.

DATE-NUT BREAD WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350?F. Butter and flour 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Combine dates and 3/4 cup boiling water in medium bowl. Let stand until just cool, about 15 minutes.
• Sift flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into small bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar, then egg, lemon juice and lemon peel. Mix in dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with date mixture in 2 additions. Stir in pecans. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cut around pan sides; turn bread out onto rack. Cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil and store at room temperature.)

PECAN LEMON LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans and lemon zest., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice and remaining sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over warm bread. Cool completely on a wire rack before removing from pan.

LEMON-MACADAMIA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening.
• In large bowl, beat all ingredients except 1/4 cup sugar and the lemon juice with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Immediately poke holes in top of bread about 1 inch apart, using long wooden pick. In small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar and the lemon juice; drizzle evenly over top of bread. Cool bread in pan 10 minutes. Loosen sides of bread from pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.

FAVORITE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Beat cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 egg together well. Set aside.
• Beat remaining 2 eggs in mixing bowl until frothy. Mix in oil, milk, and lemon rind.
• In another bowl measure in flour, 1/3 cup sugar, brown sugar, soda, salt, walnuts. Stir to mix well. Pour all at once into mixing bowl. Stir with milk batter until moistened. Spoon 1/2 batter into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Spoon on cheese mixture. Cover with remaining batter by dropping small spoonfuls here and there.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour until it tests done. Cool 15 minutes in pan before turning out very carefully to rack.