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Orange Pecan Quickbread

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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The oranges, pecans and milk make this quickbread moist and flavourful.

  • Course Desserts & Sweets
  • Prep. Time 15 mins
  • Cooking Time 1 hr - 1 hr, 5 mins
  • Yields 9 servings

Preparation

What You Need

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (125 ml) whole wheat flour
3/4 cup (180 ml) sugar
1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
3/4 cup (180 ml) chopped pecans
2 eggs
1 cup (250 ml) milk
1/3 cup (80 ml) butter, melted
1 tsp (5 ml) pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp (1 ml) pure almond extract
1 10 oz (284 mL) tin mandarin oranges, drained and coarsely chopped or
3/4 cup (180 ml) chopped fresh orange or
mandarin segments
2 tbsp (30 ml) finely grated orange peel

Instructions

Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, salt and pecans in a large bowl. Stir well until blended.

Beat eggs with milk, butter, vanilla and almond extract. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Stir in oranges and peel.

Spoon mixture into a buttered 9 x 5 inch (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan. Bake in preheated 350 °F (180 °C) oven for 60 to 65 minutes. Allow bread to cool in pan 10 min and then invert onto a wire rack.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 300 Calories
Protein: 6 g
Carbohydrate: 40 g
Fat: 14 g
Fibre: 2.3 g
Sodium: 218 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 8 % / 90 mg
Selenium: 27 %
Folate: 15 %
Thiamin: 15 %
Niacin: 13 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.


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