Orange Pumpkin Loaf

This moist orange pumpkin loaf combines whole orange, pumpkin, and walnuts for a flavorful fall treat. Perfect plain or with cream cheese spread.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 286 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 large orange
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.33333334326744 cup water
• 1.3333333730698 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup chopped raisins

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

Step 2

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

Step 3

Cut orange into wedges; remove and discard seeds. Pulse orange with peel in a food processor until finely ground; set aside.

Step 4

Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time; stir in pumpkin, water, and ground orange.

Step 5

Mix flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves together in another large bowl. Stir into sugar-butter mixture until just moistened. Fold in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.