Nut Bread

By Joschef

If making muffins, cook for 40 min.

Ingredients

• SYROP:
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup dates
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 Tbs. orange zest
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 180mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F

Butter 6 X 10 loaf pan.

With an electric mixer, mix the butter with the sugar

Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing in between

Add the sour cream, nuts, dates, raisins and the zests

SPRAY the loaf pan

Pour into the loaf pan and cook for 1 hour or until it reached 208F

Orange Icing:
Dissolve the sugar and the orange juice and pour over the warm loaf.