Orange-Pumpkin Bread
This recipe was inspired by a family recipe and my favorite orange cookies. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Flavor is best if baked the day before serving.
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- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 3cups white sugar
- 2tablespoons grated orange zest
- 2teaspoons baking soda
- 2teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 2teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- ½teaspoon ground ginger
- 4eggs, beaten
- 2cups pumpkin
- ¾cup canola oil
- ⅔cup milk
- ¼cup orange juice
- ⅔cup confectioners' sugar
- 2teaspoons lemon juice, or as needed
- 2teaspoons orange juice
- 1cinnamon stick, freshly grated
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour 2 loaf pans.Step 2
Combine flour, white sugar, orange zest, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and ginger in a bowl.Step 3
Beat eggs in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add pumpkin, oil, milk, and 1/4 cup orange juice; beat on medium speed until combined. Add the flour mixture in 2 batches, blending well after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pans.Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Turn loaves onto a rack to finish cooling, about 20 minutes more.Step 5
Mix confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and 2 teaspoons orange juice until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over the bread. Top with freshly grated cinnamon.