Recipe: Key Lime Bread with Key Lime Glaze

KEY LIME BREAD

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons Key lime juice
Zest of 3 Key limes or limes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
FOR THE GLAZE:
3 tablespoons Key lime juice
2/3 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare two loaf pans by greasing well with margarine or other oil.

Cream butter or margarine and sugar. Add in the eggs and beat together well. Pour in the Key lime juice, zest and vanilla extract and combine well. Set aside.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add a little of the milk into the dry mixture, then a little of the creamed mixture alternately until all ingredients are combined, then add in walnuts and mix together gently until mixture forms a nice batter. Divide into the two prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until cakes are firm and nicely browned. Spoon the glaze over the bread after they are baked. Cool for 15 minutes, then remove from loaf pans. Wrap. Store for about 24 hours, then slice.

TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
Mix together 3 tablespoons Key lime juice and the sugar.

The bread freezes well.

Makes 2 loaves
From: Key Lime Cookin' by Joyce LaFray
Source: Decatur Daily; July 12, 2000