Orange Walnut Bread

MizzNezz's Note:

This is the best quick bread! The orange taste is so good!!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter , softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs , separated
• 1 grated orange, rind of
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

GLAZE

• ¼ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Grease an 8in loaf pan.
3. Combine dry ingredients in small bowl.
4. In lg bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
5. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beat well.
6. Add orange peel.
7. Add flour mix and orange juice, alternately.
8. In small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
9. Gently fold egg whites and walnuts into batter.
10. Pour into pan.
11. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until bread tests done.
12. Mix orange juice and powdered sugar together.
13. Spoon over the bread as soon as it comes out of the oven.
14. Let cool in pan 10 minutes.
15. Remove and cool completely.

Reviews

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Replacements: I used margarine instead of butter to keep it non-dairy, and Splenda instead of sugar. I used Homemade Powdered Sugar With Splenda and Glazes for the powdered sugar in the glaze. I omitted the orange zest because all I had were clementines and I didn't feel like grating those!! I made three mini loaves instead of one larger one... I took them out of the oven after about half an hour, spooned on the glaze, and then decided they needed more time in the oven so I put them back in, but it doesn't seem to have adversely affected the result. I made these as an anniversary gift, and they were very well received. Plus the house smelled wonderful and citrusy while they were baking! Thanks for posting.