Last updated on February 23, 2019 by Liza Hawkins
This sweet lime bread is a treat for breakfast or dessert!
After I mentioned a sweet lime bread my cousin made the other day, I had several requests for the recipe, which I was finally able to get from my cousin on Saturday!
I can’t imagine how it would be any better … unless, perhaps, you added a powdered sugar icing on top (á la Starbucks’ iced lemon pound cake)…
Yum!
Sweet Lime Bread
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
This sweet lime bread is a treat for breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients
[b][i]For the lime bread:[/i][/b]
- 1/2 lb butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 Tbsp grated lime peel
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup milk
[b][i]For the glaze:[/i][/b]
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3-4 Tbsp of fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime peel
Instructions
For the lime bread:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream butter, sugar and grated lime peal in a large bowl of an electric mixer.
- In another large bowl, place flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix with a wire whisk until thoroughly blended.
- In a medium bowl, mix beaten eggs and milk.
- Add flour and egg mixtures, part of each at a time, to butter and sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition in the electric mixer.
- Divide the batter between 2 lightly greased loaf pans, 2 tube pans or 5 mini loaf pans. Bake 55 minutes (45 mins for small pans) or until golden and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- While loaves are baking, prepare glaze:
For the glaze:
- In a saucepan, cook over medium heat until clear and syrupy.
Yummy! Have same recipe using lemon called Lemon Loaf from my Great Aunt…dated 1930s.
Thanks for sharing this!
Turns out, my cousin got this from my aunt’s recipe box. Could very well originally be from the ’30’s!
I have been making this exact recipe for years – it is so good – my husband’s favorite!
Teri – Love this! Thank you for stopping by to share!