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Friday, November 8, 2013

Orange bread



Maida                     - 1 1/2 cups *
Butter                     -  2 tbsps
Palm sugar crystals - 2 tbsps
Orange juice          - 1 cup( juice from 2 oranges)
Active dry yeast     - 1 1/4 tsp
Liquid egg whites  - 1/2 tsp(optional used to replace the wheat gluten)
Salt                        - 1/4 tsp

Add  the salt to the flour followed by the butter. Mix it well so that the butter blends with the flour. Then add the sugar, yeast to the flour and mix well with your hands.
Add 1/2 cup lukewarm water to the orange juice and add this along with the egg whites to the flour and mix well into a soft dough. Knead for about 3-5 minutes. Cover and place it in a warm place until the dough doubles in size. It took me about 4 hours for this when placed in the oven with the light on.
Take the dough and knead it for a couple of minutes and place it in the greased/floured baking pan and leave it for another half hour.
Preheat oven to 450 F and bake the dough until the top is light brown or well done.
It took about 30 minutes for mine to bake.


* Using whole wheat is a healthier option.