Recipe: Orange Pecan Tea Loaf

Orange Pecan Tea Loaf

Wet Mix
1/2c. butter
1 c. sugar
(cream together)
2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon orange flavor
(add to the butter, sugar mix, and beat well, then scrape, and mix again)

Dry Mix
1 1/4. c. flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
(Combine, then add 1/2 of the flour mix, beat well, scrape down)

1/2 c. milk
(add milk, beat well, then add the rest of the flour mix)

zest of 1/2 orange
1 c. chopped pecans
(add to bread mix, slowly mix until combined)

Grease and flour 1 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, then test with a toothpick for doneness.

Glaze:
1/4c. powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
Whisk together while the loaf is cooling in pan. Poke the top of the bread loaf all over with a toothpick and then drizzle on top. Remove from the pan when cooled and slice into 8 pieces.