Shelly's Recipe

ORANGE NUT BREAD AND CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Category: Quick Breads

1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp orange and vanilla extracts
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup orange juice
1 cup chopped walnuts

Spread
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp confectioners sugar
1 tsp grated orange peel

In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. Fold in nuts.

Transfer to 3 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before remove to wire rack to cool.

Spread: Beat ingredients until blended. Chill before serving.