This is a delicious and quickly done orange flavored bread, you will be pleased to serve it to your guests with a cup of Earl Grey tea.
I like to fill and decorate it with my homemade candied orange peels, so much better than store bought, take a look at my recipe, click here.
7 tbsp (3 1/2 oz) (100 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 egg yolks
1 cup (220 grams) granulated white sugar
1 orange (juice and zest)
1 lemon (juice and zest)
2 egg whites
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp (100 grams) almond meal
1 3/4 cups (220 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (90 grams) candied orange peel (click here for my recipe)
1 tsp candied oranges syrup
Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C)
Spray or butter a bread mold
In the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the soft butter, sugar and egg yolks until creamy and smooth at medium/high speed
Add orange and lemon juices and zests, candied orange syrup, beat until evenly distributed
Sift flour, baking powder, almond meal and salt, add in three additions to the wet ingredients, mix on low speed just until all ingredients are incorporated
Add candied orange peel and mix just until incorporated. Do not overmix
Into another bowl, whisk egg whites until almost stiff peaks
With a spatula, delicately incorporate the meringue
Pour batter into bread mold
Into the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
Let cool for about half an hour on a cooling rack
To decorate the cake with candied quartered orange slices, cut two oranges in thick slices and proceed according to my candied orange peel recipe, cut slices in four pieces only when completely candied
The wet ingredients can be mixed for a long time and at high speed, but as soon as you add dry ingredients to the batter, you must mix slowly and the shortest possible time, even finish mixing with a spatula.
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