Orange Nut Bread Cream Cheese Spread Food

DATE NUT SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom of an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pan.
• Combine the dates and orange liqueur in a small bowl and set aside for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the bowl. With the mixer on low, add the egg, vanilla, and orange zest. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. With the mixer still on low, add the flour mixture alternately with the orange juice to the creamed mixture, beating only until combined. By hand, stir in the dates with their liquid, and the pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese, sugar, and orange zest on medium speed until just combined.
• Slice the bread and serve with the orange cream cheese on the side for spreading.

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.

CLASSIC MOIST DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, pour the boiling water over the chopped dates. Add the butter and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, brown sugar, and egg with a mixer until light.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, alternating with the date and water mixture.
• Stir in the chopped nuts with a spoon.
• Pour into the loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all ingredients well.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

ORANGE NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and halfway up the sides of an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine egg, milk, orange peel, orange juice, and melted butter. Add flour mixture to egg mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in nuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool loaf in pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap in plastic wrap and store overnight before slicing.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat all ingredients until smooth. Store in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix together first 5 ingredients. Stir in the orange juice, orange peel, vegetable oil and egg. Mix until well blended. Stir in cranberries and nut. Spread in loaf pan.
• 2. Bake 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes wrap and store overnight for best flavor.

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.)