Orange Nut Bread

5 from 1 vote

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Orange nut bread is an old-fashioned Amish recipe that you need to try ASAP. Whether you’re new to making bread or an old hat at it, you can put this easy bread recipe together in just over one hour.

A loaf of bread that is cut open.
This sweet and savory bread is one of our many easy Amish recipes.

About this

This orange nut bread is sweet and savory bread that is similar to coffee cake. In both how you serve it and how it tastes.

An open cookbook.

Nonetheless, bread recipes and desserts hold a place in my heart that are home to no others. This orange nut bread is a little of both.

Steak, seafood, good spirits  and the such all have their special place in my being too.  But breads and the like, well, they’re king of the hill to my palate.

Close up of orange nut bread.

And so, I reached for one of my family’s treasured  holy books, The Mennonite Community Cookbook.

Somehow Providence took me directly to the book of Breads, page 20, and I read the verse Orange Nut Bread.  I knew it was meant to be.

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Orange Nut Bread

5 from 1 vote
A simple homemade Amish bread recipe that anyone can make.
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Yield: 12 people

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1.5 cups milk
  • 1 tbsp grated orange peel
  • 3 tbsp melted shortening
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Mix well.
  • In another bowl, combine milk, beaten egg, and shortening, and add to flour mixture.  Fold in orange peel and nuts.  Pour into oiled 4 x 8 inch loaf pan.  Bake for 1 hour.

Notes

  • Combine some cream cheese, juice from an orange, vanilla, and powdered sugar.  Serve as a spread to this bread.
  • This bread is well paired with coffee or tea.
  • Don’t be afraid to double or triple the amount of orange peel, I probably used 3 tablespoons. in this loaf.
  • Bake for a full hour.  I took this loaf out at 55 minutes based on a darkening crust on top which I took as a sign of being completely done.  It could have used five more minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal, Carbohydrates: 39g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 578mg, Potassium: 101mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 70IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Bread
Cuisine: Amish
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32 Comments

  1. I loooove bread. It’s always one of those foods that I think are under rated, it’s just so darn good.

    Wonderful share!

    1. Anne, Thanks for the comments and for stopping by! Have a great rest of the week 🙂

  2. Hello Dan. Thanks for visiting my site, Cooking On A Budget. I just joined your site and your blog will appear when I get on my blogger page so I should receive all the updates – if I did it correctly! Please join me and get into my circle. All my best, Patty

    1. Patty,
      Thanks for the comment and stopping by my site. I will look forward to following you on your blog!

  3. Orange Bread!!! Love it. I have strawberry, lemon, banana, blueberry… the list goes on and on but I’ve not made any orange! Thanks for sharing such a super recipe!

    1. Heather,
      All of those sound wonderful! Thank you for stopping by and taking time to comment.

    1. Ann Marie,
      Thanks for stopping by and we are all waiting with baited breath for your leftovers to arrive too!

  4. Hi, I’m Colleen and your bread is gorgeous! I love the look and the flavor combination! Welcome to TLC!!

    1. Kat, This turned out better than I anticipated! It went really well with some cream cheese based spread, as described. Thanks for the comment!