Orange Rhubarb Pecan Bread Recipes

ORANGE RHUBARB BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, orange zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in rhubarb and walnuts., Transfer to two 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

RHUBARB PECAN ORANGE ZEST BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of a (9 x 5-inch) loaf pan OR two (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, beat together sugar, oil, eggs, milk, and orange zest. Add flour, flax, baking powder, and salt; stir just until flour is moistened. Stir in rhubarb.
• Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan (OR... divide batter evenly between two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans). Sprinkle the top with 1/4 cup chopped pecans, (lightly press them into the batter) and 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Cut with a serrated knife and serve with butter.

ORANGE RHUBARB PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease the bottom of a 9x5x3 loaf pan (I am using mini loaf pans). Cream together the sugar, shortening and eggs (add them one at a time)
• 2. In a separate bowl combine the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, soda, salt and nutmeg.
• 3. Zest 1 Tablespoon of the oranges. Squeeze 1/2 cup of orange juice. Mix the orange juice and the vanilla together.
• 4. Alternate mixing batches of dry ingredients with the juice. Stir in pecans, rhubarb and orange zest.
• 5. Spoon batter into pan(s). Let stand 20 minutes before baking. Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour or until tested and the center comes out clean. Cool before eating. Wrap the loaf(s) in plastic wrap and store in the fridge. It's even better the second day. Serve with nutmeg butter.

ORANGE PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and orange zest; beat until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. , In another small bowl, beat egg white until soft peaks form. Fold egg white and pecans into batter. , Pour into a 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Combine the glaze ingredients in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over warm bread. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.,

ORANGE-RHUBARB BREAD WITH ALMOND TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, the oil, eggs, milk and orange peel with wire whisk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt just until flour is moistened. Stir in rhubarb.
• Divide batter evenly between pans. Sprinkle each pan with 1/4 cup almonds; lightly press almonds into batter. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Cut with serrated knife.