Orange-Lemon Loaf & True Lemon Giveaway

The one thing that keeps me going through the winter? The vastly available citrus. Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Grapefruits, Tangelos, Clementines, and more! They add tartness to desserts, they brighten up a simple loaf cake, and ultimately just make winter bearable.

Welcome to the Virtual Potluck and True Lemon #citruslove! 

What's True Lemon you ask? True Lemon products are basically the essence of citrus fruits, dehydrated and converted into powder form. All True products are 100% natural with no artificial ingredients or sweeteners, preservatives,sodium or gluten. True Lemon's ingredients are the same as found in a lemon: Citric Acid, Lemon Juice, Lemon Oil and Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C).

This is a fantastic product to have around the house, not only for making drinks and cocktails, but as an added flavoring to your baked goods, as well as marinades, sauces, and seasonings in cooking.

True Lemonades comes in Original Lemonade and Raspberry Lemonade. True Unsweetened & Naturally Sweet products include: Lemon, Orange, and Lime. They also come in handy shakers, perfect for shaking on guacamole!

After having developed a few recipes with the True Lemon products, my latest favorite is this Orange-Lemon Pudding Loaf, a perfect treat made with white whole wheat flour, a touch of sugar, fresh orange slices and laced in the batter, True Lemon.

Orange-Lemon Pudding Loaf

Makes 1-2 mini-loaves

1/2 cup white whole wheat flour

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

3 packets of True Lemon

1/3 cup milk

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 large egg

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 orange, peeled and sliced

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.
3. Whisk milk and vinegar in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes. Add egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry. 
5. Grease a mini loaf and layer orange slices on the bottom. Pour batter into mold and bake for 25 minutes. Serve with a side of whipped cream.

Would you love to try True Lemon products in your own kitchen? Well you're in luck, because each and every one of us is giving away a True Lemon gift set that includes a box each of True Lemon, True Lime, True Orange, True Grapefruit, True Lemonade, True Raspberry Lemonade, True Lemon shaker, True Lime shaker and a t-shirt. Each and every of the following Virtual Potluck bloggers will be giving away the same awesomely citrus prize pack, so make sure to visit them as well:

Citrus Tea with Hibiscus and Goji Berries by Diabetic Foodie

 Spicy Lime Shrimp & Citrus Pickled Red Onion Salad by Cookistry

True Lemon Panna Cotta with Pontchatoula Strawberries by Bite and Booze

True Citrus Zing Salad Dressing by Groovy Foody

Lemon Pudding Cakes with Raspberry Sauce by Thyme In Our Kitchen

Lemon Biscotti by Tara the Foodie

Quick Cinnamon Scrolls with Orange Fondant Icing by Farmgirl Gourmet

Guacamole & Shrimp Cocktail and a Key Lime Pie by 30AEATS  

Giveaway Rules and How to Enter (leave a separate comment for each action done!)

• Check out the True Lemon site and share what's one thing you learned.
• Follow True Lemon on Twitter
• Follow Virtual Potluck on Twitter
• Follow Cooking with Books on Google Friend Connect
• Tweet the following message: Join #citruslove by entering to win a gift box thanks to @TrueLemon and @VirtualPotluck! Enter to win:http://bit.ly/zpQbqz

The comments are the official entry, there is no purchase necessary, void where prohibited. US mailing addresses only. One (1) winner will be chosen randomly. Prize will be shipped by True Lemon. The contest ends Sunday, March 18th, 2012 at 11:59 pm Eastern time. The winner will be announced on Monday, March 19th via email and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. 

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by True Lemon, and as always my opinions are based on personal recipe testing (and tasting!) No monetary compensation was exchanged.