OUTSTANDING PINEAPPLE ORANGE BREAD W/CITRUS GLAZE

Outstanding Pineapple Orange Bread w/Citrus Glaze image

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Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 17

BREAD:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup crushed pineapple (i used pineapple chunks that i pulsed in my mini food processor, well drained, because i wanted the pineapple to have a little texture.) reserve juice for glaze.
1 mashed banana
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. freshly grated orange zest (orange only, no white pith.)
2 cups flour
GLAZE:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2-2 tb. pineapple juice
1 tsp. freshly grated orange peel

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until well blended and light. Add almond extract and vanilla. On low, stir in pineapple, banana and orange peel. Slowly add in flour, baking powder, soda and salt and mix until just blended.
2. Grease or spray a 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch pan. Line bottom only with parchment, if desired. Pour batter into pan.
3. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a knife inserted in center JUST comes out clean. Don't over bake. (Mine took 60 minutes, but my oven bakes hot.) Tent loosely with foil for the last 10-15 minutes if browning too quickly.
4. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Glaze with orange peel glaze. (Directions below.) Enjoy!
5. To Make Glaze: Combine all glaze ingredients and spoon over warm bread.