Lemon Balm Bread

Title:
Lemon Balm Bread

Yield:
1 Loaf

Categories:
Herbs,
Cakes,
Desserts




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Unsalted butter


   1/4 c  Finely chopped lemon balm


     1 c  Sugar


     2 lg Eggs


          Pinch of salt


 1 1/2 c  Sifted flour


     1 ts Baking powder


     1    Grated rind of lemon


   1/4 c  Chopped nuts (optional)





-----------------------------------GLAZE-----------------------------------


     1    Juice of lemon


   1/2 c  Sugar


   1/2 c  Water


   1/4 c  Finely choped lemon balm





 1.  Cream butter with lemon balm leaves.  Add sugar and beat well. Then add


 remaining ingredients and mix well. 2. Preheat oven to 350 F (178 C). Pour


 batter into greased loaf pan. (1 large, 2 small, or 4 minis). Bake for 30


 to 45 minutes, depending upon pan size, or until batter tests done with a


 toothpick. 3. Mix all glaze ingredients together. After the bread is


 removed from the oven, pour the glaze over it and allow to sit in the loaf


 pan(s) for four to six hours. 4. Wrap the bread in foil and allow to ripen


 overnight before serving or freeze immediately.


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini