Old-Fashioned Lemon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup salad oil
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
Lemon Glaze
4 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar

Preparation

Grease and flour-dust a 4 1/2 by 8 1/2-inch loaf pan; preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; in a small bowl, beat eggs with milk, oil and lemon peel.
Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until blended and spread batter in prepared loaf pan.
Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes; meanwhile, prepare lemon glaze.
Using a long wooden skewer, poke numerous holes in hot bread, piercing all the way to the bottom.
Slowly drizzle hot glaze over bread; let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.
Lemon Glaze: In a small pan, combine lemon juice and sugar; stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.