Gluten-free Orange Honey Quick Bread

Dry Ingredients

 * 1 cup white rice flour
 * 1 cup brown rice flour
 * ½ cup tapioca flour
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * ½ teaspoon baking soda
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
 * ¾ cup fine chopped pecans or hazelnuts or walnuts

Wet Ingredients

 * 2 tablespoons softened butter or margarine
 * ¾ cup honey
 * 2 egg whites or 1 egg, beaten
 * ¾ cup orange juice
 * 1½ tablespoon grated orange rind

Directions

 * 1) Mix together the dry ingredients with a wire whisk.
 * 2) Mix the wet ingredients separately, then combine with the dry, and mix well.
 * 3) Pour into a greased medium-size loaf pan.
 * 4) Bake at 325°F for about 1 hour.
 * 5) Let the bread cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan.