Prep Time: 10 min | Bake: 45 min. | Yield: 1 loaf (12 slices)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tbsp lemon juice (or orange juice)

1 tbsp grated lemon peel (or orange marmalade)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup 2% milk

Glaze:

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 tbsp lemon juice (or orange juice)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, lemon juice and peel. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
  2. Pour into a greased 8×4″ loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  3. Combine glaze ingredients. remove bread from pan; immediately drizzle with glaze. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.