Orange Mango Nut Bread with Ginger Honey Butter

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Bread
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) Challenge Unsalted Butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange zest*
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped sweetened dried mangos
• Ginger Honey Butter
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) Challenge Unsalted Butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3 Tablespoons honey
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from challengedairy.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bread
Step 1.Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan (or line pan with parchment).
Step 2.Cream butter, sugar and orange zest until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Step 3.Add dry blend to butter mixture alternating with yogurt and orange juice; mix until well blended. Stir in nuts and mango pieces.
Step 4.Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely. Slice and serve with Ginger Orange Butter.


Ginger Honey Butter
Step 1.Cream butter with orange zest and salt until light and fluffy. Blend in honey, and ginger root. Refrigerate.

Note: *Zest one fresh orange reserving 1 teaspoon zest for preparation of Ginger Honey Butter. Then juice the orange to obtain ½ cup of orange juice for use in the bread recipe.