Lemon Bread (Johnny Cash's Mother's Recipe)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, cut up
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, rind of, grated
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons)

Directions

1. 1

   Place butter and sugar in bowl; beat with electric mixer until creamy.

2. 2

   Add lemon rind, then eggs (one at a time), beating hard after each addition.

3. 3

   Stir in lemon juice.

4. 4

   Sift about 1/3 of the flour into the lemon mixture and beat well.

5. 5

   Add remaining flour and beat well.

6. 6

   Pour into greased, floured pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

7. 7

   Turn out to cool.