Moist Banana Nut Bread With Orange Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground flax seeds (optional)
• 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange juice (or juice from 1/2 of a medium orange)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f. butter a loaf pan and set aside.
• 2 in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.
• 3 in another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. add the orange zest and juice and stir lightly.
• 4 slowly fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined, then add the nuts and banana, mixing until just combined. try not to over mix.
• 5 pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
• 6 allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack. cool completely before glazing.
• 7 for the glaze: combine the confectioner's sugar and orange and/or lemon juice. stir until smooth. pour over cooled bread.