Citrus Gingerbread Recipe

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There are lots of orange and pecan trees here in Arizona, so this recipe is representative of our region. It's one of my favorite desserts. I'm retired and love to cook.

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Citrus Gingerbread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 9 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons molasses
1 cup chopped sectioned oranges (without membrane)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar and orange peel, optional

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in molasses. Fold in oranges and pecans. Pour into greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar and garnish with orange peel. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 346 calories, 16 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 52 mg cholesterol, 406 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Citrus Gingerbread in Country Extra September 1996, p49