Lavender Tea Bread

• Lavender Cake:
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Lavender Glaze:
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender buds
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar

1. Cake:
2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
3. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
4. Combine the milk and lavender in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat to a simmer, then remove from heat, and allow to cool slightly.
5. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
6. Beat in the egg until the mixture is light and fluffy.
7. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk and lavender until just blended. Pour into the prepared pan.
8. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a wooden pick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
9. Lavender Glaze:
10. Place the milk in a saucepan over medium heat.
11. When it starts to boil, take the pan off the heat and add the dried lavender buds.
12. Let the mixture steep for 5-8 minutes, then strain the milk
13. Whisk it into the sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until you get a smooth and opaque glaze.
14. Pour or spoon over the cooled loaf.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/lavender-tea-bread-51172301 (may not work)