Lemon Tea Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. unsalted butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
grated peel of 1 lemon
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. milk
Lemon Syrup

Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar until light.
Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
Add lemon peel.
Sift together flour and baking powder.
Add alternately the milk and flour to creamed mixture.
Turn into well-greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 45 minutes or until loaf springs back when lightly touched.
Pierce top of hot loaf with tines of fork.
Pour Lemon Syrup over cake.
Let stand 10 minutes before turning out of pan. Chill.