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    Canned Orange Date Nut Bread


    Source of Recipe


    Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

    List of Ingredients




    8 ounces pitted dates, cut into small pieces
    1/2 cup chopped pecans
    1 orange, zested
    2 tablespoons plus 2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick), softened
    1 cup sugar
    1 egg
    1 cup orange juice
    Equipment: 3 empty (14-ounce) cans (like leftover bean cans), open on one end, and greased and floured

    Recipe



    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.



 

 

 


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