I try to alternate what I bake each week. I try not to do something super chocolatey every week, I think there should be some variety. In keeping with that theme this week, I thought about making some kind of bread. I thought of banana bread, but didn't have any overly ripe bananas. Then I thought about something with citrus (my absolute favorite). I started looking around online and found the perfect recipe from The Menu Mom for Orange Juice Bread. I skimmed the list of ingredients and realized I had everything I needed! Perfect!
I did make two small additions that I think brought this bread from good to amazing. I added 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste and the zest of one orange and one lemon. I tried the batter before and after my additions. It was good before, but it was mind blowingly good after! Here is what I ended up with:
And the recipe (with my additions) if you want it:
Orange Juice Bread
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- zest of one orange
- zest of one lemon
Glaze:
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. orange juice
- 1/3 cup sugar