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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 11, 2007
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Enjoy a light and lemony cousin to banana bread. Mix it up in just a few minutes.

Lemon-Macadamia Nut Bread

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 35 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat all ingredients except 1/4 cup sugar and the lemon juice with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Step 
    4
    Immediately poke holes in top of bread about 1 inch apart, using long wooden pick. In small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar and the lemon juice; drizzle evenly over top of bread. Cool bread in pan 10 minutes. Loosen sides of bread from pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.

Nutrition

130 Calories
4g Total Fat
2g Protein
22g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Slice
Calories
130
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
130mg
5%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
11g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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