Cara Cara and Blood Orange Bread
by JC Phelps
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Total: 65 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
Cara Cara and Blood Orange Bread
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2
cups flour
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1 1/3
cups sugar
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1
cup freshly-squeezed Sunkist® orange juice (Cara Cara orange or blood orange)
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1/2
cup butter, melted
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2
eggs
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1
tablespoon Sunkist® orange zest
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2
teaspoons salt
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2
teaspoons baking powder
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2
teaspoons vanilla extract
Optional Glaze
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1
tablespoon freshly-squeezed Sunkist® orange juice (Cara Cara orange or blood orange)
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1/3
cup powdered sugar
Directions
Cara Cara and Blood Orange Bread
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
- Combine flour, salt and baking powder, mix together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix freshly-squeezed Sunkist® orange juice, orange zest, melted butter, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Beat in eggs one at a time. Combine with dry ingredients and mix until well-incorporated.
- Pour batter into the well-greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.
- Use a toothpick to check if the bread is done. If the toothpick comes out of the bread clean, it is done. If there is dough on the toothpick, bake for a couple more minutes.
- Allow to cool before serving.
- Optional: pour prepared glaze over bread (recipe below).
Optional Glaze
- In a bowl, mix powdered sugar and freshly-squeezed Sunkist® orange juice.
