Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup white sugar
Directions:
Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts.
In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time.
Stir in rind and 1/2 cup juice. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
Combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon glaze over hot loaf. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until done. Remove loaf from oven, but not from pan.
Recipe makes one 9 x 5-inch loaf.