Orange Glazed Almond Bread
Orange Glazed Almond Bread is a delicious morning treat perfect for baking and sharing. Perfect paired with your morning coffee or juice.
Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
For orange glaze
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaf pans and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix until combined.
- In another bowl, combine Milk, eggs, oil, vanilla and almond extracts.
- Add to dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Pour half of batter into each prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, prepare glaze.
- Add sugar, orange juice, vanilla and almond extracts to a small sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring often. When sugar is dissolved, remove from heat and set aside.
- Remove bread from pans and set on a wire rack placed in a baking sheet. Pour glaze over warm bread and allow to cool completely.
- Cover in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container.