Recipe: Nut Crusted Grapefruit Bread

Nut Crusted Grapefruit Bread
1/2 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
grated peel from 1 Texas Orange
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup Texas Red Grapefruit, sectioned and diced (requires 2-3 grapefruit)
1/3 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons sliced almonds (or maybe Texas pecans)

Beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and Texas Orange peel.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and soda; stir into margarine mixture alternately with Texas grapefruit and sour cream, until flour is moistened.

Sprinkle almonds on bottom and sides of a well greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Pour batter into pan.

Bake in 350 degree oven 60-65 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely or serve warm.

*Note: This recipe tastes just as good or even better when served the next day.

Makes 1 loaf, 20 servings (10 slices cut in half)
Source: TexaSweet Citrus Marketing, Inc.