Heavenly orange bread

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4-(up to)
5Oranges
1cupWater
1teaspoonBaking soda
1cupSugar
1cupWater
2Eggs; beaten well
1cupSugar
1cupMilk
cupFlour
3teaspoonsBaking powder
½teaspoonSalt
3tablespoonsMelted butter
1cupNuts; chopped

Directions

Peel oranges & cut rind into fairly large pieces, making sure there is no white. Place rind in saucepan with 1 cup water & baking soda & boil for 10 minutes. Wash the rind in a strainer & remove any left-on white. Cook the rind with 1 cup sugar & 1 cup water until mixture is thick & most of the syrup is gone. Beat eggs until light & add 1 cup sugar & milk. Sift dry ingredients together & add to the egg mixture. Combine all with butter, nuts & orange peel. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until done.

MRS C.B. (JUDY) MAPES

From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club, Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .