Key Lime Bread

Name: Key Lime Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tablespoons grated 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 2% milk; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 to 2 tablespoons Key lime juice

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:50min

Makes 2 loaves of key lime bread (16 pieces each).

Updated at: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:59:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories173.4 kcal (9%)

Total Fat7.1 g (10%)

Carbs25.3 g (10%)

Sugars15.6 g (17%)

Protein2.9 g (6%)

Sodium131.3 mg (7%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

32 servings

⅔ cupbutter

softened

2 cupssugar

4eggs

large, room temperature

2 tablespoonsgrated lime zest

2 tablespoonskey lime juice

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

3 cupsall-purpose flour

3 teaspoonsbaking powder

1 teaspoonsalt

1 cup2% milk

1 cupchopped walnuts

Glaze

⅔ cupconfectioners' sugar

1 tablespoonsKey lime juice

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Beat in lime zest, juice and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in walnuts.

Step 2

Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Step 3

Combine confectioners' sugar and enough lime juice to reach desired consistency; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely.