Chocolate Pistachio Orange Loaf

Name: Chocolate Pistachio Orange Loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: Bread; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 1 tablespoon orange flavoring; 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup ground or very finely chopped salted pistachio nuts; Glaze; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 2 to 3 teaspoons orange juice

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Ingredients

Bread

³/₄ cup sugar

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 ¹/₂ cups sour cream

1 tablespoon orange flavoring

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

³/₄ teaspoon baking soda

1 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips

¹/₂ cup ground or very finely chopped salted pistachio nuts

Glaze

¹/₂ cup powdered sugar

2 to 3 teaspoons orange juice

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9x5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
STEP 2

Combine sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Add sour cream, orange flavoring and orange zest. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until just mixed. (Do not overmix.) Stir in chocolate chips and ground pistachios.
STEP 3

Spoon batter into prepared. Bake 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (If browning too quickly, cover loaf with aluminum foil.) Cool 10 minutes; invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Combine powdered sugar and enough orange juice in bowl for desired glazing consistency. Drizzle over cooled bread.