Orange & Date Bread
Orange and Date Bread recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
15 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 4 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ⅓ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | cup |
dates
chopped |
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
or walnuts, chopped |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
orange zest
grated |
|
| Glaze | |||
| ¼ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
orange zest
grated |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 946 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 315 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 237 | ml |
dates
chopped |
|
| 237 | ml |
pecans
or walnuts, chopped |
|
| 15 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
| Glaze | |||
| 59 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
Directions
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, beat well. Combine dry ingredients and add alternately with the buttermilk.
Fold in walnuts, dates and orange rind.
Pour into two 8½ inch greased and floured pans and bake at 350℉ (180℃). for about an hour.
Combine the glaze ingredients and pour half over the hot loaves.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans.
Spoon remaining glaze over loaves.
