Orange Spice Loaf with Marmalade Butter @ Seasonal Delights Magazine

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008...12:23 am

Orange Spice Loaf with Marmalade Butter

Citrus and spice make this a delightful quick bread. Especially delicious with buttery marmalade spread.

Orange Spice Loaf

Makes one loaf

Ingredients:
½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
½ cup orange juice
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions:

Gather ingredients. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add orange juice and mix well.

Grease a loaf pan Cream the butter and sugar

Beat in eggs Add orange juice andmMix well

In a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, salt, and spices together. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and mix well.

Add dry ingredents Mix well

Pour mixture into loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Pour mixture Bake

Cool 10 minutes, then turn loaf out onto rack to cool. Slice and serve with Marmalade Butter.

Cool

Marmalade Butter

Ingredients:
½ cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons orange marmalade

Instructions:

Mix butter and marmalade together in a small bowl. Serve with sliced Orange Spice Loaf.

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5 Comments

Filed under Winter 2007, Recipe, Bonus

5 Comments

gillian763
February 26th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

This sounds so delicious and exactly what I need to use up a few eggs and some tired looking oranges. I shall be baking a few to freeze too. Thanks Gill.
Junie Moon
February 26th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

What a yummy recipe! Thank you for sharing it with us. I’m going to try it as well as the banana bread recipe.
Michele
February 27th, 2008 at 8:53 am

We really liked the orange spice loaf. I think next time I’ll use a little zest in the loaf itself. My hubby loves orange marmalade. It is one of those items that I purchase particularly for him as he is the only one that really enjoys it. However, mixed with butter it is the perfect compliment to the bread. I even had some of the marmalade butter on my bagel this am. Delish!
Kelli
February 27th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

I’m glad you enjoyed the bread, Michele! I like the zest idea!
~Kelli
unmistakable1
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm

The bread turned out very well and was enjoyed by everyone! I do think it could use a tad more orange flavor in the loaf itself; Michele’s suggestion might take care of that? I took mine out of the oven right at 50 minutes, and it was a bit dry/crumbly, so I might have to experiment with making a more moist loaf… my oven runs a bit hot, though, so maybe just take it out a little earlier next time. At any rate, the blend of spices is just perfect; not too overpowering in the least. Definitely one to keep in my recipe files and make again!