Orange Bread

Name: Orange Bread
Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons grated orange zest; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Confectioners sugar, for serving; Cranberry butter, for serving (recipe follows)

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Confectioners sugar, for serving
Cranberry butter, for serving (recipe follows)

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and both sugars together with an electric mixer.
2

Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then mix in the orange juice, vanilla, and orange zest.
3

Add the flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, and vanilla and mix together well.
4

Generously butter and flour a 10 inch bundt pan and scoop the batter into it, smoothing the top with a spatula.
5

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the sides shrink away from the pan and the center of the loaf springs back.
6

Cool the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a round platter.
7

Sprinkle a little confectioners sugar over the top of the bread and serve warm or at room temperature, accompanied by small pots of cranberry butter.