South Carolina Citrus

Those of you who remember Dr. Terrell know of his love of tropical plants and his uncanny ability to get them to grow outside of their normal zone. In case you were the recipient of some of his juicy, South Carolina oranges, try this delicious recipe:


ORANGE WALNUT BREAD
Makes 1 loaf  

2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. butter, melted
2/3 c. freshly squeezed orange juice
2 T. orange extract*
1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts (or pecans)

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Combine eggs, melted butter, orange juice, orange peel, and water; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir quickly until dry ingredients are moistened.  Stir in nuts. Turn into greased and floured 9x5x3" loaf pan.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Slice and serve with butter.

* Or freshly grated orange peel. Dr. Terrell's oranges have a very thin peel which makes grating it for zest very difficult, so extract was substituted.