Key Lime Bread

Submitted by Juenessa

"Recipe courtesy of Joan Hallford in the September/October 2007 issue of Simple and Delicious Magazine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 2 loaves

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

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs; mix well.
3. Add lime peel, juice and vanilla; mix until combined.
4. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
5. Fold in walnuts.
6. Transfer to two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-inch loaf pans.
7. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
9. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread.
10. Cool completely.

Reviews

[twissis]

DH & I are Key Lime-aholics. Ingredients can freq be a prob here, but not so w/this "bread". Pls forgive the minor chgs I made as I feel I stayed true to the heart of your recipe. DH & I lack the discipline to deny ourselves. If I make something esp good & freeze it, 1 of our "evil food burglars" makes it vanish. So I opted to make a single loaf (half recipe). My loaf pan wasn't size perfect, but had the same volume as the suggested size. The result was a lovely center rise w/a cake-like texture. The lime flavor was neither strongly nor weakly present, so next time I'll opt to add an extra tbsp of Key lime juice. My 2 chgs: 1) DH cannot eat nuts, so I left the walnuts out & 2) He prefers none or just a faint flavor atop baked goods, so I chose a light sprinkle of powd sugar. We loved your recipe - Thx for sharing it w/us. :-)

 

[MarraMamba]

simply fabulous. I was thrilled to find actual key limes at the store this week, they are rare in canada, and just adored this. Made 1 loaf and 8 muffins with it. Light, refreshing and delicious.

 

[kiwibacon]

I had a bunch of key limes on my tree and decided to make this. YUMMY!