Monday, September 1, 2014

Orange cinnamon quick bread

Last nite as I was falling asleep, I thought about what to make for breakfast. At first I thought about making a carrot bread, but changed my mind. Instead I figure I'd play with the orange cinnamon idea and make a quick bread.

1.5 cups kamut flour or all purpose
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp butter
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat the oven at 375 degrees.

Combine eggs, honey, orange juice, water, and butter. Stir until it's mixed. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix and then add the wet mixture. Fold the mixture until it's combined, but don't over mix.

Pour the mixture into a oiled loaf pan and bake for 35 minutes.

Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. The flavor combination sounds odd and weird, but it is surprisingly good. My kids asked "what flavor is it?" I didn't tell them and asked them to guess. Some of the guesses were lemon, lime, pumpkin, and zucchini. It really doesn't taste like orange or cinnamon, which makes me smile. Even though I use the same amount of cinnamon as my cinnamon raisen loaf, you don't consciously taste it. Something about the combination of orange and cinnamon transforms the flavor of both.

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