Lemon-Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. soda
1/4 c. buttermilk
grated rind of 1 lemon
3/4 c. chopped pecans
juice of 2 lemons
3/4 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Combine butter and sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well. Combine dry ingredients. Add buttermilk and dry ingredients alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with buttermilk.
Stir just until all ingredients are moistened. Stir in lemon rind and pecans.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until bread tests done.
Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan.