Holiday Orange Nut Bread
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 4 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Grease bottom only of 5 mini (5 3/4x3-inch) loaf pans.
- Set aside.
- Combine sugar and 1 cup butter in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed.
- Add sour cream, orange juice and orange zest; continue beating until well mixed.
- Add flour, baking powder and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Gently stir in nuts.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared pans.
- Bake 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Let cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
- Cool completely.
- Combine 1/2 cup butter, powdered sugar and marmalade in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
- Orange Walnut Poppy Seed Bread: Stir 2 tablespoons poppy seed into batter with walnuts.
- Orange Date Pecan Bread: Omit walnuts.
- Stir 2 cups chopped dates and 1 cup chopped pecans into batter.
- Orange Coconut Macadamia Nut Bread: Omit walnuts.
- Stir 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut and 2/3 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts into batter.
sugar, butter, o lakes eggs, sour cream, orange juice, orange zest, flour, baking powder, baking soda, walnuts, butter, powdered sugar, orange marmalade
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/387/holiday-orange-nut-bread (may not work)