Best Orange Nut Bread Recipes

ORANGE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, oil and eggs; mix well. Stir in bananas and orange juice. Combine the dry ingredients; add to banana mixture, beating just until moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour into 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to a wire rack to cool completely. Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil; freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Whisk together the first five ingredients. In another bowl, whisk orange juice, egg, water and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries, pecans and orange zest. , Bake in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add the cranberries and chopped nuts, stir to coat with flour.
• Combine the egg, oil, orange juice and grated orange peel. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let bread sit for 10 minutes and then remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Let cool completely before slicing.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease bottom of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Add orange peel, orange juice and egg, and stir just until moistened.
• Mix in cranberries and nuts; pour into prepared pan and bake 55 to 65 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before cutting.

ORANGE DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• For bread, place eggs, butter, sugar, orange pieces and dates in blender or food processor. Cover and process with on/off motions until finely chopped. Remove to a large bowl. , In separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt; add to orange mixture and mix until well-combined. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If bread begins to darken, cover with foil during last few minutes of baking., Meanwhile, for sauce, heat orange juice and sugar until sugar has dissolved. When bread comes out of the oven, poke holes with a toothpick and slowly pour the sauce over top. Let stand for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Cool on a wire rack.

ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir in nuts and orange zest. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, milk, orange juice and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

BLUEBERRY-ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift/mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in large bowl.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl and add to the dry mixture.
• Add melted butter, milk, and orange juice.
• Mix just until you have a smooth batter.
• Gently fold in blueberries and walnuts.
• Pour into two greased & floured loaf pans.
• Bake 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle come out clean.
• Cool on a rack.
• Wrap and store in the refrigerator.

ORANGE SPICE DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. beat the butter,sugar,and egg together.
• 2. in another bowl mix the flour,baking soda,baking powder,cinnamon.,cloves,and nutmeg. add to the sugar mixture,and stir really well.
• 3. Stir in the dates,nuts,and orange rind to the mixture.. Add in the orange juice last and stir until combined really well.
• 4. put mixture in to a greased and floured bread pan,and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes,or until pick comes out clean.

CANNED ORANGE DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl mix together the dates, pecans, and orange zest; then toss with 2 tablespoons of flour to coat.
• In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and continue to mix; then add the egg and mix until incorporated. Working in 3 batches, alternately add the flour mixture and orange juice, mixing well after each
• addition. Stir in the flour-coated nut mixture.
• Spoon the batter into the cans, filling them 3/4 full. Transfer the cans to a sheet pan and bake until puffed, golden brown, and firm, about 50 minutes. Let the bread cool in the cans for 5 minutes before unmolding, or let them cool completely in the cans and wrap as a gift.

ZUCCHINI ORANGE DATE NUT BREAD - DEE DEE'S

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, cooking oil and sugar together until creamy and well blended; add zucchini, orange peel, orange juice, dates, nuts and vanilla; mix well. Set aside.
• 3. Stir the flour mixture into the creamy ingredients. Stir until well blended
• 4. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan; pour in the batter and bake for about 45 minutes or until well done. IT TOOK ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS IN MY OVEN! My oven is new. So, just make sure it's done before removing from oven. I used a cake tester to test, tested until it came out clean. You can use a toothpick for same results.
• 5. NOTE: When I poured the ingredients in the pan, I was certain this batter would rise and run over in to the oven so I placed a piece of aluminum foil under the pan in case it did. It did rise about 1-inch over the top of pan, but it didn't run over. Perhaps this could be put into 2 loaf pans and baked for 45 minutes.
• 6. Serving suggestions: Spread with cream cheese to serve.

ORANGE, NUT AND DATE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir the yeast and water together and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk in the honey, rum and butter. In another bowl, combine the flour, nuts, orange zest, salt, dates and nutmeg. Stir half of the flour mixture into the yeast mixture until smooth. Stir in the remaining flour mixture.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes. Place in a buttered bowl, cover with a towel and set aside to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
• Punch the dough down. Butter a baking sheet. Shape the dough into a loaf and place on the baking sheet. Cover with a towel and set aside in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the temperature to 350 degrees. Bake until the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom, about 40 minutes longer. Set on a rack to cool before slicing.

ORANGE NUT BREAD & CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. , Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. Fold in walnuts., Transfer to three greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, orange juice, confectioners' sugar and orange zest until well blended. Chill until serving. Serve with bread.

BILL KNAPP'S ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Melt butter in boiling water.
• Add orange rind, orange juice, sugar,
• vanilla and beaten egg and blend.
• Sift dry ingredients over orange mixture. Add nuts.
• Stir just until flour is damp.
• Batter will be lumpy.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour.

ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan; dust with flour. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into small bowl. Combine orange concentrate and 1/4 cup water in another small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl 1 minute. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in flour mixture alternately with orange concentrate mixture in 3 additions each. Mix in almonds and orange peel. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool bread in pan on rack 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool completely. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Wrap in plastic and store at room temperature.)

MOIST BANANA NUT BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.
• In another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Add the orange zest and juice and stir lightly.
• Slowly fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined, then add the nuts and banana, mixing until just combined. Try not to over mix.
• Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
• Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack. Cool completely before glazing.
• FOR THE GLAZE: Combine the confectioner's sugar and orange and/or lemon juice. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled bread.

ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Stir in nuts, raisins and orange peel.
• Combine beaten egg, orange juice and oil.
• Pour into flour mixture.
• Mix only until flour is dampened and fruits and nuts are well distributed.
• Turn into greased 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in 350 degree oven 40 minutes until cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan 10 minutes, turn out of pan and cool completely on rack.
• Wrap in waxed paper and store overnight before slicing.
• Diabetic- 1 slice, 1/2 inch thick, 1 starchy choice, 1/2 fats and oils choice.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9X5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a medium sized bowl, combine the orange juice, zest, buttermilk, egg and vegetable oil.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in the cranberries and nuts, then pour batter into loaf pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean and the bread starts to pull away from the edges of teh pan. Remove it from the oven and let cool for 15 minute, then turn it out of the pan to cool completely on a rack.
• The loaf will slice better if wrapped when cooled and left to rest overnight before serving.

ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 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.

MANDARIN ORANGE AND ALMOND NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375^. Grease well bottoms and corners(not sides) of 2 loaf pans(5x8-inch). Set aside.
• 2. Using an electric mixer; cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time -beating well after each addition. Add oranges and juice, and mashed banana, mix well.(reserve 6 orange slices for garnish).
• 3. Add 1 cup of the flour and mix to blend- batter will look curdled , that's OK. In the remaining flour add the baking powder and baking soda, stir to blend..add to batter, mix to blend well. Mix in the almond extract, blend well. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in the nuts until combined.
• 4. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake in 375^ oven for 25 minutes.. carefully turn pans around then turn oven to 350^ and bake for 30 minutes more or until tested done with a wooden toothpick.
• 5. Let cool in pans for 7 minutes on cooling rack then remove from pan by running a table knife around edges and turn over in your oven mitt hand and tap bottom of loaf out and place on wire rack to cool completely. --- Make a drizzle with powdered sugar and orange juice or make thicker icing and frost and decorate top with reserved orange slices.

BANANA ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease and flour one 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chopped nuts, and dried cranberries. Set aside.
• Cream shortening, add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add mashed banana and orange juice.
• Slowly beat the set aside dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Mix well.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 70-75 minutes.
• Cool 25-30 minutes before removing from pan.