Key Lime Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2/3 cup butter, softened
    2 cups sugar
    4 eggs
    2 tablespoons lime zest
    2 tablespoons key lime juice
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    3 cups all-purpose flour
    3 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 cup milk
    1 cup chopped walnuts
    GLAZE
    2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
    1 -2 tablespoon key lime juice
Preparation
    In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
    Add eggs; mix well.
    Add lime peel, juice and vanilla; mix until combined.
    Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
    Fold in walnuts.
    Transfer to two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-inch loaf pans.
    Bake at 350\u00b0 for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
    Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
    Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread.
    Cool completely.

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