Orange Loaf recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
½ cup fresh orange juice
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup orange juice
¼ cup white sugar

Nutrition Info

277.3 calories
carbohydrate: 40 g
cholesterol: 31 mg
fat: 11.7 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 4.2 g
saturatedFat: 1.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 278.2 mg
sugar: 22.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts.

  2. In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in rind and 1/2 cup juice. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done. Remove loaf from oven, but not from pan.

  4. Combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon glaze over hot loaf. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool.

Recipe Yield

1 loaf

Recipe Note

This quick-bread recipe uses orange zest and fresh orange juice for extra-bright citrus flavors everyone will love.

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