Orange Nut Bread

8 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Ready In: 1 hr

“A quick bread with a tasty orange flavor.” - by Gwynne Comstock

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Original recipe yields 3 to 4 mini loaves

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 to 4 mini loaf pans (5x3 inches each).
Zest and juice an orange; set 1 tablespoon zest aside. Pour orange juice into a one-cup measuring cup, add boiling water to fill to one cup measurement.
Pour juice mixture into a bowl and add the melted shortening, vanilla, egg, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, grated orange zest and chopped nuts. Stir well and pour batter into the prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and bread is nicely browned.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (20 total)

Calories
121 cal
6%

Fat
3.6 g
5%

Carbs
20.6 g
7%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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NANCYARBUCKLE

Mar. 28, 2003

"This bread smells wonderful when baking. It's refreshing and light. Next time I would add chopped dark chocolate to make it even more irresistable...." See more"

zmo

Feb. 3, 2008

"Excellent! So easy to make. I did use splenda instead of white sugar, and margerine instead of shortening. I made it in one regular-size loaf pan and it was done baking in 25 minutes. My first time ma..." See moreking and eating orange bread. It was delicious! "