Danish Orange Loaves Recipes

ORANGE PECAN CREAM CHEESE PULL-APART DANISH LOAF

Steps:

• Combine sugar, pecans, orange zest.
• Separate each biscuit, (there shoud be 20 biscuts - so you will have 40 layers).
• Cut cream cheese into 20 pieces.
• Place one piece of cream cheese on each of 20 biscuit halves.
• Top with remaining biscuits halves and pinch the edges to seal them.
• Dip filled biscuits in melted butter.
• Dredge in the sugar mixture. I do have to make extra mixture sometimes.
• Stand each biscuit on it's edge in a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan, spacing evenly, but together.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Immediately invert onto a wire rack.
• Combine powdered sugar and orange juice, and drizzle over the danish.
• Serve immediately.

ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in rind and 1/2 cup juice. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done. Remove loaf from oven, but not from pan.
• Combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon glaze over hot loaf. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool.

DATE ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine orange juice, water, and orange zest in a liquid measuring cup.
• Beat egg slightly in a bowl. Add butter and sugar; beat until smooth. Add orange juice mixture and stir to combine.
• Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir in walnuts and dates. Pour into batter and stir to moisten. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and finish cooling.

DANISH ORANGE LOAVES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep 2 - 9x5x3-inch loaf pans by using non-stick spray.
• 2. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs one at a time, sour cream, and oil in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 3 minutes.
• 3. Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, do a toothpick test and if it comes out clean, remove the pans onto a wire rack and cool for about 15 minutes.
• 4. Loosen the loaves from the pans and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
• 5. FROSTING:
• 6. Combine confectioner's sugar, melted butter and 1 Tbsp. orange juice in a small bowl.
• 7. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until blended.
• 8. Add remaining juice, a Tbsp at a time, until frosting is of spreading consistency.
• 9. Fold in orange peel.
• 10. Spread frosting over cooled loaves.
• 11. TIP: THIS RECIPE CAN ALSO BE BAKED IN A 10-INCH BUNDT PAN FOR 50 TO 60 MINUTES. DO A TOOTHPICK TEST FOR DONENESS.