Ingredients
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
grated rind of one lemon
1 1/2 cup flour
2tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup of milk
juice of one lemon
1/4 cup sugar
Preparation
Blend 1cup sugar with Crisco. Then add in 2 beaten eggs. Mix very well. Add lemon rind and blend.
Mix dry ingredients together well. Flour, baking powder and salt.
Alternating, add 1/2 of milk and flour mixture into the crisco and butter mix, slowly in parts until all blended. Pour into 2 small loaf pans. sprayed with pam. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. After done, mix the lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar together and pour over top of loaves and let it sink in. Serve after cooled.
Very nice with whip cream and berries and a bit of fresh mint!
