Tea Party Lemon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. margarine or butter
1/2 c. homogenized milk
juice of 1 large lemon
1 1/4 c. sugar
grated rind of 1 large lemon
2 large eggs

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients thoroughly.
Cream margarine, 3/4 cup sugar and lemon rind, then beat in eggs thoroughly, one at a time. Stir in flour mixture, alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir until smooth after each addition.
Turn into buttered 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan and bake in 350\u00b0 oven, about 45 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of bread comes out clean.
Stir 1/2 cup sugar and lemon juice together and spread over top of hot bread.
Remove from pan after cooling, about 10 minutes.