Luscious Lemon Bread

3/4 c butter, softened
1 1/4 c sugar
3 ea eggs
2 1/4 c flour
1/4 t salt
1/4 t baking soda
3/4 c buttermilk
1 1/2 t lemon rind, grated
3/4 c nuts, chopped
**lemon glaze**
1/2 c lemon juice
3/4 c confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to 300 and grease and flour 9" loaf pan.

Beat together butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
Add eggs; milk well. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda onto wax paper.
Add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Stir in lemon rind and nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven to 300 for 1 1/2 hours. Cool bread in pan 15 minutes. Turn bread out onto wire rack.

Prepare Lemon Glaze:
Stir lemon juice into confectioner's sugar in bowl until sugar dissolves. Pierce top of loaf with wooden pick at 1/2" intervals. Spoon glaze over top of bread while still warm.

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