Orange Chocolate Chip Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large orange, zest of, minced
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 2/3 cup water, boiling
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f & grease an 8"x4" loaf pan.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine orange zest, orange juice & boiling water & let stand for 10 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
• 4 in another bowl, beat together the egg, butter & vanilla, then when the oj mixture is ready, add that to this mixture, before stirring this mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened.
• 5 fold in the chocolate chips, then pour into the prepared loaf pan & bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 6 cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan & putting it upright on the wire rack.