ORANGE DATE NUT BREAD BY DEEDEE ROBERTSON

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Orange Date Nut Bread by Deedee Robertson image

DELICIOUS & NUTRITIOUS

Provided by Joanne Hendriksen

Categories     Sweet Breads

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 stick butter
2 c sugar
4 large eggs
3 c sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 c orange juice
1 c buttermilk
1 large orange rind
1 c chopped nuts
1 c chopped dates
1 tsp salt
1/4 c chopped nuts for top

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. in a large bowl, cream sugar and butter .
  • 3. Add eggs one at at time, beating after ea. blend flour, salt, baking soda, sift together.
  • 4. Add buttermilk and orange juice alternately to egg mixture.
  • 5. Fold in orange rind, nuts and daters which have been dredged w/flour to the batter.
  • 6. pour into greased and floured pan, making one angel cake pan or 2 loaf pans.
  • 7. bake at 350 for 1 hour.
  • 8. remove from the oven. Let cool for 20 min. and turn out on rack
  • 9. while still warm, pour a glaze of 1 grated orange rind, 1 c. sugar, 1c. orange juice heated until sugar dissolves, over cakes top and sides.

There are no comments yet!