Rhubarb Orange Breakfast Bread

By á-47

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tea. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tea. baking powder
• 1/2 tea. baking soda
• 1/2 tea. salt
• 1/4 tea. ginger
• 1/4 tea. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 cup chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 2 tea. grated orange peel

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.

Combine the flour; baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. Fold in the rhubarb, almonds and orange peel.

Transfer to a gr3ased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing form pan to a wire rack.