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Lemon Walnut Bread

Source of Recipe


Michael's Grandmother






List of Ingredients



• 1 1/2 cup (3 sticks) butter
  
• 3 cups sugar
  
• 6 eggs
  
• 4 1/2 cups flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
  
• minced or grated zest of two lemons
  
• Glaze:
  
• Juice of four lemons
  
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
   
   
2. Butter and flour 3 9x5 pans.
   
   
3. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time.
   
   
4. Add dry ingredients alternatly with buttermilk.
   
   
5. Add walnuts and lemon zest.
   
   
6. Bake 1 hour or until tests done.
   
   
7. Cool 5 minutes.
   
   
8. Remove from pans to cooling rack.
   
   
9. To make glaze:Mix the juice of the four lemons with the sugar in a saucepan over ow heat until sugar is dissolved. While loaves are still warm, pierce the tops and spoon glaze over them.
   
   
10. These freeze very well.