Ingredients
Orange Pecan Bread (for 2)
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, separated
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
Dash salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1/3 cup chopped pecans
GLAZE:
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice
Instructions
In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
egg yolk and
Orange peel; beat until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking
soda and salt;
Add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. In another small
mixing bowl,
Beat egg white until soft peaks form. Fold egg white and pecans into batter.
Pour into
A 5-3/4-in. X 3-in. X 2-in.(1 mini loaf pan) coated with nonstick cooking
spray. Bake at 350°
For 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out
clean.
Combine the glaze ingredients in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave,
uncovered, at 50%
Power for 1 minute. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over warm bread.
Cool for 10
Minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Editor’s
Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.
Yield: 1(mini) loaf (6 slices).
