Orange Loaf

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 0.5 cup orange juice 
• 1 tablespoon orange zest grated
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts.
2. In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in rind and 1/2 cup juice.
3. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done.
5. Remove loaf from oven, but not from pan.
6. Combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan.
7. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon glaze over hot loaf.
8. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool.