Taste of Home Key Lime Bread

This recipe comes from a friend and fellow Taste Of Home volunteer field editor and it is delicious! This became a family favorite after just one bite. We shared the bread with family and friend who also loved it! I made two small changes to the recipe after reading some of the reviews. I added one cup of sour cream to the batter to keep the bread moist and added the zest of one lime to the icing mixture.  This recipe makes two loaves.

INGREDIENTS
2/3 cup softened butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 Tablespoons Key Lime juice (can use regular limes)
2 Tablespoons lime zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sour cream
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup of milk
1 cup chopped walnuts

GLAZE INGREDIENTS
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1-2 Tablespoons lime juice
Zest of one lime

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, lime peel, juice, vanilla and sour cream. In a bowl whisk flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternating with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in nuts.
Transfer into two greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans. Bake 50 – 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool ten minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack.
For the glaze, combine the confectioners’ sugar and enough lime juice to get your desired consistency. Add the lime zest and mix. Drizzle over the warm bread and let cool completely.

Enjoy!