Best Pumpkin Orange Loaf Recipes

PUMPKIN-CRANBERRY-ORANGE GINGERBREAD LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and lightly dust the bottom with flour.
• Zest the entire orange, avoiding the white (pith). Peel and section the orange and remove all seeds. Chop orange pulp in the bowl of a food processor or blender until fine. Reserve with the zest.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until very well combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Stir in pumpkin, reserved chopped orange and zest, orange juice, and grated ginger.
• Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into the wet batter until almost all is moistened, but do not overwork. Fold in dried cranberries and pecans. Turn into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan, on a wire rack, for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on the wire rack before wrapping.

ORANGE PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN HARVEST LOAF WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• BEAT cheese, butter, brown sugar and eggs together with electric mixer until light and creamy.
• Combine next 6 dry ingredients.
• Stir into creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Mix well.
• Stir in orange rind, raisins and nuts. Spread in greased 9" x 5" (2 L) loaf pan.
• BAKE at 350°F (180°C) for 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely.
• SPREAD.
• BEAT cream cheese, icing sugar and ornage rind until well mixed . Store covered in refrigerator.
• Once loaf has cooled then spread with the ornage cream cheese spread.

PUMPKIN ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

ORANGE PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Cut orange, into wedges, and remove seeds. Place the orange with peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse, until finely chopped; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream softened butter and sugars, until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time; then, stir in pumpkin, water, and the ground orange.
• Mix together flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. Stir into batter, just until moistened. Stir in nuts, and chopped raisins or chopped dried cranberries. Spoon into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour, or until tests clean with a toothpick, near the center. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack. Makes 1 loaf or 12 servings.