Lemon Loaf

Name: Lemon Loaf
Ingredients: 1 c. sugar; 1/3 c. butter or margarine; 2 eggs; 1 lemon plus 2 Tbsp. lemon juice or 2 lemons; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 1/2 c. flour; 1/2 c. milk; 1/2 c. maraschino cherries (optional); 1/3 c. sugar

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/3 c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 lemon plus 2 Tbsp. lemon juice or 2 lemons
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. maraschino cherries (optional)
1/3 c. sugar

Directions

1

Cream 1 cup sugar and butter.
2

Add eggs and 1 grated lemon rind.
3

Sprinkle salt and baking powder over mixture.
4

Then add alternately in small amounts of flour and milk.
5

Mix each addition by hand.
6

Stir in cherries.
7

Bake in greased loaf pan at 350° (325° if pan is glass) for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
8

Test with toothpick for doneness.
9

Remove and poke with fork and pour juice of 1 lemon with 1/3 cup sugar over loaf.