Lemon Thyme Cornmeal Bread with Pinenuts

[Guest guest]

I made this sweet bread last night. It is delicious!

 

Enjoy,

 

Judy

 

Lemon Thyme Cornmeal Bread with Pinenuts

 

3/4 c. butter or Smart Balance Light(I used this) plus more for pan

 

1/3 c. unbleached all purpose flour, plus more for pan

 

3/4 c. Sugar - I used sugar in the raw

 

1 T. Lemon zest, very fine

 

2 T fresh Lemon Juice

 

3 large eggs

 

1 T. Thyme

 

1 c. Yellow Cornmeal

 

1 t. Baking Powder

 

3/4 t. salt

 

1/2 c. Pine Nuts , toasted, half coarsely chopped and half whole

 

Preheat Oven to 325 degrees. Butter and lightly flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan.

Tap out the excess flour. Put butter and sugar into a bowl and mix with an

electric hand mixer until fluffy. About 2-3 minutes.

 

Add lemon zest and mix for 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well

with each addition. Mix in lemon juice and thyme. Add flour, cornmeal,

baking powder and salt. and mix until just combined. Stir in the chopped

pine nuts.

 

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with the whole

pine nuts. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 50 - 55 minutes. Let

cook completely in the pan on a wire rack.