How To Make Orange tea bread.

Orange tea bread.

A delicious sweet bread with a small hint of orange - this goes well with jam, tea, coffee or just on its own.

Ingredient:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon (orange) zest, divided
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons (or more) lemon (orange) juice
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 cup chopped candied orange peel

Method:

•  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

•  Grease 2 loaf pans (9″ x 5″).

• Beat softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. 

• Gradually add 1 cup granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. 

• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

• Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; 

• Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed just until blended, 

• Beginning and ending with flour mixture. 

• Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon rind. Spoon batter into greased and floured loaf pans.

• Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until Golden brown. 

• Let cool in pan 10 minutes. 

• Remove bread from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Tastes great toasted and served with jam and tea.