Sweet Sesame Bread

Jake and I have been eating this for breakfast the past few days... the recipe makes two small loaves... one for you and one to give away! (That's what I did anyway.  Or you could just eat them both)

It has a really interesting flavor... it's sweet, but with the distinctive sesame flavor added in.  I like it.

You'll need

2/3 c. toasted sesame seeds

2 c. flour

2 1/2 t. baking powder

1 t. salt

4 T. butter/margarine, at room temp.

2/3 c. sugar

2 eggs, at room temp.

grated rind of 1 lemon

1 1/2 c. milk

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Take two loaf pans (8x4 or something around that) and grease them.  

Stir together your flower, salt, and baking powder, and then add in the sesame seeds -- but reserve 2 T of the sesame seeds for later.

Separately, cream the butter or marg. and sugar together until fluffy.  Beat in your eggs and then stir in the lemon rind and milk.  The consistency will look strange... that's okay, it's just the milk and lemon reacting.

Pour the milk mixture over your dry ingredients and just blend with a spoon.  Pour half of the batter into your pan and sprinkle 1 T of your sesame seeds over the top.  (Then you can either repeat for your second pan, or bake this one and reuse it.)

Bake your loaves until a knife/fork/toothpick/cake tester comes out clean, about 35-40 min.  Let cool about 10 min, and then enjoy!