LEMON-LIME NUT BREAD

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Make and share this Lemon-Lime Nut Bread recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Recipe Junkie

Time 55m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lime zest
1 egg, beaten
1 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage
2 tablespoons melted shortening or 2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons sugar

Steps:

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Stir in nuts and fruit peels.
Combine egg, carbonated beverage and shortening.
Add all at once, stirring just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
Pour into a greased and floured 9x5 inch loaf pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Combine 2 T grated lemon peel and 3 T sugar to sprinkle over the top of bread last 5 minutes of baking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2824.2, Fat 86.6, SaturatedFat 15.5, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 4201.6, Carbohydrate 467.3, Fiber 19.6, Sugar 199.9, Protein 56.8