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    Orange Nut Swirled Bread With Frozen Dough

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    Orange Nut Swirled Bread with sweet, crunchy nooks and crannies has a secret. Read on to find out how to make this bread in a snap. 


    Have this sweet bread on hand for your busy mornings, or use it for French toast on a weekend. Toast a slice and slather it with butter and jam if you must. Whatever you do, make it now because it's delicious.

    Don't worry if you're short on time. I have a secret short cut for this orange nut swirled bread that’s not so secret anymore.

    Orange Nut Swirled Bread on cutting board and yellow background

    Frozen bread dough! Yes, the generic loaves of bread dough you purchase in packs of three in the freezer section. It’s the most genius ingredient!

    I let it thaw, cut one loaf into pieces, assemble the ingredients, rise and bake. Most of that time is rising time – non-work time where you can be doing other lovely things. I mix together orange zest (where all the aromatic flavor lives), nuts and a little butter and sugar to roll the dough in. 

    Did you get that? Balls of dough rolled in butter. Then some orange flavored sugar. And nuts. Just saying.

    Orange Nut Swirl Bread rising dough on board with pink background

     

    There are a few tricks to using the frozen dough as a short cut for this Orange Nut Swirled Bread

    1. You want to make sure the dough is completely thawed before working with it. Frozen spots make it really hard to roll, form and work with.
    2. Before baking it you’ll want it to be fully risen. It takes a while because it starts out so cold (frozen in fact). But you’ll know it's fully risen when it is doubled in size.
    Orange Nut Swirled Bread closely cropped

    The dough will rise to almost double its size and then you can bake it. If you can wait before eating the entire loaf, it is so delicious as toast the next day!

    Close up of Orange Nut Swirl Bread wood cutting board

    Orange-Nut Swirled Bread

    Tara Teaspoon
    This recipe starts with frozen dough, but delivers a tempting fresh-baked taste.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 12 mins
    Cook Time 35 mins
    Total Time 47 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 servings
    Calories 183 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 teaspoon orange zest
    • ½ cup (2 oz) pecans finely chopped
    • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
    • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
    • 1 loaf frozen bread dough thawed

    Instructions
     

    • Combine zest, pecans, butter and sugar. Cut dough into 12 pieces and roll each in nut mixture. Place pieces in greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, loosely cover and let rise, about 1 hr.
    • Bake at 375°F until cooked through, 30 to 35 min. Cool in pan 15 min, then transfer to cooling rack.

    Notes

    1. You want to make sure the dough is completely thawed before working with it. Frozen spots make it really hard to roll, form and work with.
    2. Before baking it you’ll want it to be fully risen. It takes a while because it starts out so cold (frozen in fact). But you’ll know it's fully risen when it is doubled in size.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 183kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 212mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 105IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
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    Recipe Tara Teaspoon. Originally published in LHJ Feb/10. Photography. Paula Hible Food styling Susan Vajaranant. Prop styling Kim Field

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    1. Mary Bench says

      July 17, 2018 at 10:46 pm

      Oh! French toast? This would be fab!

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    2. Brittany Smart says

      July 19, 2018 at 2:22 pm

      I wonder if this would work with GF flour? This is such a yummy recipe!!

      Reply

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