Fantastic Orange Loaf

This is SO good!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  eggs
•  grated  orange rind
• 1⁄2 cup  fresh orange juice (plus water if needed)
• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

• Glaze

• 1  orange, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup sugar

Directions

1. Beat butter, sugar and 1 egg well.
2. Beat in 2nd egg.
3. Stir in rind and jucse.
4. Mix dry ingredients together.
5. Add to orange mixture til just mixed.
6. Place in a grease loaf pan.
7. Bake 325F 1 hour.
8. Mix glaze ingredients in a saucepan. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar.Spoon over top of loaf while still warm.
9. Let stand 10 minutes.