Weight Watchers Lemon Tea Bread

This is a really good bread - even if you aren't watching your weight!

Bread
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened (I use smart balance)
1/2 cup milk (I use 2%)
1 cup granulated sugar (I use Splenda)
1 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Lemon Glaze
3 Tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
1/4 cup granulated sugar (again, I use Splenda)

Orange Cream Cheese
1 (8 oz.) package cream-cheese, softened (I use the fat free)
1 Tbs. orange juice
1 tsp. finely shredded orange peel
1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar

Directions for Bread:
1. oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom and halfway up the sides of an bread loaf pan; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and the sugar together with electric mixer until fluffy.
3. Add the eggs and 1 tsp. lemon peel. Beat the mixture well.
4. Stir together the flour and baking powder in a bowl. Add the flour-baking powder mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition.
5. Stir in chopped pecans.
6. Spread the batter in the prepared loaf pan and bake in the 350 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center of the bread comes out clean.
7. If necessary, cover the bread with alum foil for the last 15 minutes to prevent over browning.
Directions for the Lemon Glaze:
8. Stir together 1/4 c. sugar, lemon juice and 1 tsp. lemon peel. Spoon the lemon glaze voer the hot bread. Let the bread cool in pan 10 minutes.
9. Remove bread from the pan and cool on wire rack.
Directions for the Orange Cream Cheese:
10. In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange peel until mixture is well blended. Serve orange cream cheese with the lemon tea bread.

It is supposed to make 16 servings but I think that depends on how thick or thin you slice the bread : - ) If you go with the thin slices and you are counting points it will be 6 points per slice with the orange cream cheese. This bread is good with or without the orange cream cheese. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we do.