| Preheat oven to 325°F [160°C]
Cake
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, then milk and flour sifted with baking powder.
Add lemon rind. Beat well. Add nuts. Place in greased loaf pan. Bake 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes.
Glaze
Combine butter, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Simmer and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture
is syrupy. If hot glaze is too thick, stir in a bit of water. Spread over warm bread with pastry brush.
Note: This bread
keeps well for several days in the refrigerator wrapped in foil. Can
also be frozen.
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