Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Orange Lemon Citrus Bread

Makes 1 loaf

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2 cups flour

2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/3 cups sugar

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

2 large eggs

¼ cup (½ stick) butter, room temperatur­e

¼ cup vegetable oil 1 cup half-and-half cream

1 teaspoon lemon extract

1 teaspoon orange extract

1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained

Topping:

¼ cup orange marmalade

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 ½-by-4 ½-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

In a medium bowl, mix sugar, lemon peel, orange peel and eggs until thick. Add butter, oil, half-and-half and lemon and orange extracts.

Add egg mixture to flour mixture gently and then fold in mandarin oranges.

Bake in preheated oven 50 to 55 minutes. Cool on wire rack 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine marmalade and lemon peel in small microwavea­ble bowl. Microwave on high 15 seconds.

Remove bread from pan to wire rack. Spread marmalade mixture evenly over the top.

Cool completely before serving.

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