Lavender Tea Bread

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 6 tablespoons butter softened
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 3 tablespoons lavender fresh finely chopped
• 0.8 cup milk 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• wire rack
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. Combine the milk and lavender in a small saucepan over medium heat.
3. Heat to a simmer, then remove from heat, and allow to cool slightly.
4. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until the mixture is light and fluffy.
5. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk and lavender until just blended.
6. Pour into the prepared pan.
7. 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.