Pumpkin Tea Bread

Orange juice and zest lend a delightfully citrus accent to this mildly spiced pumpkin-nut-date bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 320 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ½ cup margarine
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• ¼ cup orange juice
• ½ cup chopped pitted dates

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and 1 egg. Beat in second egg until smooth. Mix in pumpkin, orange rind and juice.

Step 3

In another bowl, measure and stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nuts, and dates. Pour all at once into batter in mixing bowl. Stir only to moisten. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake for about 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until an toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan to rack. Cool and wrap.