Orange Bread

I have adapted this from a roll recipe and we usually have this around Christmas:

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm liquid.
  2. Add egg, butter, salt, sugar, orange juice and rind (reserve a small amount of both to make a stiff frosting or glaze for the finished bread).
  3. Add flour, beat till smooth. Add more flour if needed.
  4. Let rise until double.
  5. You can either punch down and let rise till double again or go ahead and bake bread.
  6. I have never had a set temperature for baking this as every oven I have used seems to be a lot different. 350° seems to be about average. Bake about 45 minutes. You should know by the smell, the golden crust, and the hollow sound or lightness of the bread.
  7. Take the leftover orange juice and rind. Add confectioners sugar until you get a consistency you like.
  8. Let the loaf cool then frost.

Sometimes I replace the water with warmed orange juice.

(Laree)