Pumpkin Date Nut Bread

A touch of orange juice and orange zest make this a delightfully different and delicious bread for your holiday table or for any time!

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup  cooked pumpkin
• 3  tablespoons orange zest
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pitted dates

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and 1 egg, then beat in second egg until batter is smooth.
3. Stir in pumpkin, orange zest and orange juice.
4. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices, then add nuts and dates.
5. Pour all at once into batter in mixing bowl and stir by hand only to moisten.
6. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
7. Bake for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, them remove loaf to rack to cool completely.