Lemon Loaf

One of the things I really missed when I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease was lemon loaf.  A friend sent me this recipe last week that she found in the Globe and Mail.  It is very close to the "real thing".

You will need:

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cups white sugar
• 2 cups rice flour, less 2 tbsp.
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 3 tbsp. lemon juice
• rind of one lemon
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• juice of one lemon

Preheat oven to 350F.  Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.

Combine butter or margarine and1 1/4 cup sugar.  Beat in eggs.  Add in rice flour, salt, baking powder, 3 tbsp. lemon juice and rind.

Pour batter into pan and bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.  Place a piece of parchment paper loosely over the loaf if you are worried about it getting too brown.

Mix 1/3 cup sugar and remainder of of lemon juice.  Pour over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.