This Old Fashioned Lemon Bread recipe is an easy recipe, made with simple ingredients like fresh lemon and walnuts, without glaze. And it's the perfect balance of sweet and tangy!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C and spray a 9X5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, cream butter with 1 cup sugar, using an electric hand mixer on medium speed, then add beaten eggs.
In a medium bowl, sift dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking powder) together. Then add this flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with milk, a little bit at a time, mixing well between additions.
Finely grate 1 whole lemon into a small bowl, then add the grated rind to the batter.
Stir in walnuts.
Baking time: Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until cake tester or toothpick comes out clean.
Cool hot bread for 5 minutes in pan, then run knife (or spatula) around edge of bread pan and remove to wire rack to cool for an additional 10 minutes.
Garnish
Sprinkle additional walnuts and lemon zest on top of the bread, if desired.
Notes
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Nutrition Facts
📋 Old Fashioned Lemon Bread Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 339Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 32mg11%
Sodium 83mg4%
Potassium 143mg4%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 26g29%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 383IU8%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.