Lemon Bread

Ingredients

– 2 teaspoons baking powder

– 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

– cup shortening

– 5 eggs

– 2 1/4 cups flour

– 1/4 cup lemon juice

– 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

– Salt

– 1 1/2 cups sugar

– 2 tablespoons Cold water

– 1/2 cup wheat germ

 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F.Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut the shortening into the flour as though making a pie crust.Stir in sugar, wheat germ, lemon rind and eggs.

 

Combine lemon juice with water and stir in.

 

Mix enough to moisten the dry ingredients.

 

Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.