Orange Cinnamon Bread

A delicious, zesty orange yeast bread with a kiss of cinnamon. Makes terrific toast, too! Recipe for bread machines.

CooksRecipes Visitor Comment: "This is the best recipe I have ever used with my breadmaker. Also, I added 1/3 cup of raisins and 1/3 cup of pecans to the recipe at the appropriate time." - Ida Smith.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
3 cups white bread flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 (0.25-ounce) packet active dry yeast, or 2 1/4 teaspoons

Cooking Directions:

1. Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
2. Select Sweet bread cycle and Light Crust; start machine.

Makes 1 (1 1/2 pound) loaf.