Orange Yogurt Bread

I am very excited about making this one! I have organic plain yogurt in the fridge that I used for the last batch of breads so I wanted to find a recipe that I could incorporate it in and bingo! Orange YOGURT bread:)
It came with rave reviews but you know how that can be.....stay tuned.......

Ingredients
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Glaze:1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar2 to 3 teaspoons orange juice

****They recommend grating an extra teaspoon of orange zest and add it to the glaze. Also they recommend poking holes in the top of the bread with a toothpick before spreading it with glaze.

Method
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add yogurt, orange juice and peel. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
3. Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly). Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
4. For glaze, combine confectioners’ sugar and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled bread.

Recipe source: The Taste of Home Baking Book

OK- so this is pretty tasty. I actually didn't do a glaze for this. It didn't seem necessary to add all that extra sugar on top. It was the right decision! The crust is delicious on top-no glaze needed.
This did take about 10 minutes longer than anticipated. About an hour and 10 minutes.

Also, I didn't realize how much sugar was needed for this plus the sugar from the orange juice. I think I might avoid this recipe for next time. The light n' luscious banana bread only had about 1/2 cup! That recipe is looking better and better every day.