Grandma's Orange Nut Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups flour, sifted
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 3 large oranges, rind of
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups sugar (1 for bread, 1 for peel)

Recipe

• 1 candied orange peel (may substitue w/ store-bought).
• 2 boil orange rinds in a pot of boiling water, covered, until tender.
• 3 usually, this is about 45 minutes for me.
• 4 drain and rinse with cold water, and scrape away the membrane.
• 5 i use a large spoon, be sure not to get any of the orange part.
• 6 once complete, chop the rind into small strips, approx 1/2" long.
• 7 bring the 1/4 cup water and 1 cup sugar to a boil, and add the chopped rinds.
• 8 be careful not to overcook- 25 minutes usually works for me.
• 9 you want them to be in between soft& hard.
• 10 once finished, you can store in a jar or use right away to make the bread.
• 11 orange nut bread.
• 12 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 13 sift the dry ingredients, and blend with the shortening.
• 14 beat the egg slightly, and combine with milk.
• 15 stir in dry ingredients.
• 16 fold in nuts and candied orange peel.
• 17 bake in greased loaf pan for 1 hour or until done.