Old Fashioned Orange Bread Recipe

Tasty sweet bread is always very welcome at any tea table. Often the soda breads involve creaming of the butter and sugar. Without the help of an electric stand mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers, it is hard work. With a mixer though it is easy and anyone can accomplish it.

To give you an idea, here is a recipe for a good old fashioned orange bread.

Old Fashioned Orange Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarb
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 cup butter
• The grated rind of one orange
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Method:

1. Prepare a brad pan
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees of Fahrenheit
3. Sift the dry ingredients together three times
4. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
5. Slowly add the rest of the ingredients while beating well in between, alternate the eggs, flour mixture and the orange juice
6. Lastly stir in the orange rind
7. Pour the dough into the well greased and lined bread tin
8. Bake the bread for one hour
9. Let the bread cool down and ice with orange icing and sift with cocoanut.