Orange loaf

Orange loaf

Our trusty, much used bread machine
Servings:	Recipe quantities for medium, large and extra large loaves
Ready in:	4 hours 10 minutes
Prep. time:	10 minutes
Cook time:	4 hours
Difficulty:

The perfect breakfast loaf to serve with marmalade.

This recipe is suitable for a standard breadmaker, specifically the Panasonic SD253 and similar models.

It will almost certainly work for most breadmakers and is worth trying if you have lost your instruction book!

The timer may not be used for this recipe.

Ingredients

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• ½ teaspoon dried active yeast
• 400 g (14 oz) strong white flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 15 g (½ oz) butter
• 1 tablespoon milk powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Grated rind of 1 whole orange - added directly to the breadmaker bin, not in the nut dispenser.
• 200 ml water
• 80 ml orange juice

Large loaf

• 1 teaspoon dried active yeast
• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) strong white flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 25 g (1 oz) butter
• 1.5 tablespoons milk powder
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• Grated rind of 1 whole orange - added directly to the breadmaker bin, not in the nut dispenser.
• 230 ml water
• 120 ml orange juice

Extra large loaf

• 1.25 teaspoons dried active yeast
• 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) strong white flour
• 1.5 tablespoons sugar
• 25 g (1 oz) butter
• 2 tablespoons milk powder
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• Grated rind of 1 whole orange - added directly to the breadmaker bin, not in the nut dispenser.
• 260 ml water
• 140 ml orange juice

Method

1. Place the ingredients in your breadmaker, in the order shown
2. Panasonic SD253 and similar models; select basic Bake program (4 hours), Panasonic SD-ZB2502 automatic breadmaker, use menu option 01, basic bake.
3. Select chosen crust option
4. Select the appropriate loaf size to match the recipe [Medium, Large or Extra large]
5. Rise and bake (4 hour cycle)