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Chocolate Pistachio Orange-loaf
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Servings: 1
Categories:
Chocolate
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 3/4
cup
Sugar 1/4
cup
Butter,
softened
2
Eggs 1 1/2
cups
Light sour cream 1
teaspoon
Grated orange peel,
fresh
1
tablespoon
Orange extract 3
cups
All-purpose flour 1 1/2
teaspoons
Baking powder 1
teaspoon
Salt 3/4
teaspoon
Baking soda 1
cup
Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2
cup
Pistachio nuts,
finely
**Glaze: 1/2
cup
Powdered sugar 2 1/2
teaspoons
Orange juice
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine sugar and butter.
Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Add light sour cream, grated orange peel and orange extract. Continue beating; scraping bowl often, until creamy (about 1 minute).
Add flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Continue beating, scraping bowl often until just mixed (about 1 minute). Do not over mix. By hand, stir chocolate chips and chopped pistachios.
Spoon batter into a greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. (If browning too quickly, cover loaf with aluminum foil.)
Cool 10 minutes; invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely. Stir glaze ingredients together until smooth; drizzle over bread.
**Note: For a more tender crust, do not glaze immediately. Wrap loaf in plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight; then prepare glaze and drizzle over bread.
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