Red Lion Inn Lemon Bread

Taken from the Red Lion Inn cookbook: " The Red Lion Inn's Lemon Bread is justifiably renowned. At lunch and dinner it's wrapped in a napkin and served in a basket along with the yeast rolls, offering a sweet alternative to traditional dinner rolls." It's fabulous.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 16-20
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup margarine
• 2  cups sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1  egg yolk
• 3 1⁄3 cups flour
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 2  cups prepared lemon pudding (make from packaged mix, or use canned)
• 3  tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease two loaf pans.
2. In large bowl, cream the margarine and sugar together thoroughly. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.
3. Sift the dry ingredients together and add them to the eggs. Add the lemon pudding and milk. Mix until very well blended.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.