Lemon nut bread recipe from 1959

Name: Lemon nut bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons soft butter; 2 eggs; 2/14 cups sifted Robin Hood all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 1 cup finely chopped walnuts; 3 tablespoons grated lemon rind

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Lemon nut bread retro ’50s recipe

Here’s a moist delicious nut-bread that is really unusual! It has a delightful fresh lemon flavor — and what an eye-catcher it is, too!

Lemon nut bread

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Additional Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons soft butter
2 eggs
2/14 cups sifted Robin Hood all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons grated lemon rind

Instructions

Cream sugar, butter and eggs.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk; Blend well.
Stir in walnuts and lemon rind.
Pour into greased 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan.
Let stand 20 minutes.
Bake at 350 (F) for 55-60 minutes.
Remove from pan immediately.
Cool.

Notes

If you use Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder and salt.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 301Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 516mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 2gSugar: 19gProtein: 7g

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Lemon nut bread recipe from 1959

Lemon nut bread retro ’50s recipe

Lemon nut bread

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

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