Orange Bread Recipe - With Orange Zest Icing!


	Orange Bread Recipe "Good for breakfast or dessert" This orange bread recipe is a dense Italian cake cooked in a loaf pan. The combo of fresh ground almonds with the fresh oranges are the dominant flavors. I think this really good for breakfast with a pat (or two) of salted butter! I found this recipe in in the cake section of a cookbook. Other than tweaking ingredients a bit to turn it into an Italian dessert recipe, I was OK with the whole thing EXCEPT they called for this to be baked in a loaf pan. Hmmmm. To me that means "bread" not "cake". This holds together real nice like my recipe for pumpkin bread. The orange glaze is basic and if you wish to Americanize this see the substitution section below for tips, ideas, and questions. Orange Bread Recipe YIELD:1 Orange Bread Loaf Ingredients: * 3/4 cups sugar * 10 tablespoons unsalted butter * 2 egg * 3/4 cups ground almonds * 1 tablespoon grated orange zest * 1 1/2 cups of flour * 2 tsp scant baking powder * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 1/2 cup milk Procedure * Pre-heat oven to 350 F. * Beat sugar and butter until creamy. * Add eggs, beat after each addition. * Add almonds and 3 teaspoons of the orange zest. * Gently fold in the sifted flour alternately with the milk. * Spoon mixture into the greased loaf pan. * Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Orange Glaze Place 1 cup of powdered sugar, remaining orange zest, and 1-2 tablespoons of hot water in a bowl and beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cake! Can I use orange extract for the fresh orange juice? Hmmm. I haven't used extract for this recipe so I can't advise to amounts. I would say for appearance to consider adding orange food coloring to the glaze! Blanched or unblanched almonds? Either is fine. I use what I have the most of. What other nut can be substituted? I'm sure pecans would work. We just don't use them much in Italian dessert recipes. We do use walnuts, but I'm a little hesitant to suggest them since I've never tried that substitution. Back to the top of the orange bread recipe. Other Italian Cake Recipes Almond Cake Recipe Amaretto Cake Recipe Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake *Apple Pound* Cake Applesauce Cake Recipe Beer Cake Blueberry Cake Recipe Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Cappuccino Cake Caramel Cake Chocolate Amaretto Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Chocolate Torte Recipe Chocolate Walnut Cake Coconut Layer Cake Coconut Cake Recipe Date Bread Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe Eggnog Cake Recipe Flourless Chocolate Torte Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Cake Italian Cream Cake Recipe Italian Rum Cake Recipe Jelly Roll Recipe Key Lime Cake Lady Fingers Recipe Lemonade Cake Lemon Layer Cake Lemon Pound Cake Mint Brownie Recipe Peach Cake Recipe Poppyseed Cake Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Pear Cake Recipe Pineapple Carrot Cake Pistachio Cake Recipe Plum Cake Recipe Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Bread Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake Ricotta Cake Spice Cake Recipe Sour Cream Cake Recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe Walnut Cake Recipe Whipped Cream Recipe Yogurt Cake Frostings - Glazes - Icings Click here to see my cake frosting recipes. Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are: FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About**
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