1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
pinch of salt
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 cup walnuts, optional
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup white sugar
Mix first three ingredients. Mix baking powder into milk and add with flour and salt. Add rind and walnuts and pour into sprayed/lined loaf pan. Bake at 320 degrees F for 45 min or until done.
Mix Lemon juice and sugar and let sit while loaf is baking. Pour over loaf as soon as it is taken from the oven. Let cool slightly before removing from the loaf pan.
