Date Orange Bread Recipes

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 DATE BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in walnuts, dates and orange zest. Pour into two greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until done. Combine glaze ingredients; spoon half over hot bread. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; spoon remaining glaze over bread.

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.

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 BREAD WITH DATES

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs; mix well.
• Combine flour, soda, and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Fold in walnuts, dates, and orange peel.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 8 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 350* for 60 minutes or until done.
• Combine glaze ingredients; spoon half over hot bread.
• Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans.
• Spoon remaining glaze over.