Springtime Favorite Bread (Abm)

Mmmmm, I just made a loaf of this and it is so good I had to share! It makes a very soft, nice sweet bread that would make delicious toast, french toast, bread pudding, omg . . . I need to make another loaf, now! This makes a 2 lb. loaf. The recipe came from my bread machine manual, but I didn't have the orange peel (which is why I know this bread is just as delicious without it!). :) This recipe should not be made using a delay timer.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 52 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup water
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons  almond extract
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3 3⁄4 cups bread flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons dry milk
• 3⁄4 cup raisins
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  shredded  orange peel (optional)
• 2  teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions

1. Measure and add ingredients in order listed to your bread machine (or in the order your bread machine uses, if different).
2. Choose "sweet bread" cycle on your machine.
3. Press start and wait patiently. :).