Danish Orange Loaves Recipes

ORANGE PECAN CREAM CHEESE PULL-APART DANISH LOAF

Steps:

• Combine sugar, pecans, orange zest.
• Separate each biscuit, (there shoud be 20 biscuts - so you will have 40 layers).
• Cut cream cheese into 20 pieces.
• Place one piece of cream cheese on each of 20 biscuit halves.
• Top with remaining biscuits halves and pinch the edges to seal them.
• Dip filled biscuits in melted butter.
• Dredge in the sugar mixture. I do have to make extra mixture sometimes.
• Stand each biscuit on it's edge in a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan, spacing evenly, but together.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Immediately invert onto a wire rack.
• Combine powdered sugar and orange juice, and drizzle over the danish.
• Serve immediately.

ORANGE-DATE LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, orange peel, baking soda, and salt.
• In another mixing bowl stir together eggs, 1/2 cup of the thawed orange juice concentrate, the oil, and 1-1/2 cups water.
• Add to flour mixture. Stir by hand just until combined. Fold in dates and nuts.
• Divide mixture evenly between two greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centers comes out clean. (Or, divide mixture evenly among four 5-1/2"x3"x2" loaf pans and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until loaves test done.).
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans.
• Generously brush tops and sides of loaves with remaining orange juice concentrate. Cool thoroughly on wire racks.
• Wrap and store overnight before slicing.

ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in rind and 1/2 cup juice. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done. Remove loaf from oven, but not from pan.
• Combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon glaze over hot loaf. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool.