Yorkshire Spice Bread for the a B M

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"This is from the book "Giant Book of Bread Machine Recipes" by Norman A. Garrett. I don't know how "authentic" the recipe is but it makes the house smell wonderful! Some of the ingredients and amounts were adjusted. I usually prepare two loaves of this bread-slicing up one loaf when it's day old and freezing later for french toast. Try adding chopped walnuts to this bread recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 1/2 pound loaf
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1⁄2 cups unbleached flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons unbleached flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 3⁄4 cup warm milk
• 1⁄2 - 2⁄3 cup raisins (I've also used a combination of dried fruits -- cranberries, tart cherries, etc)
• 2⁄3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)

directions

1. Bake bread according to bread machine manufacturer's directions.
2. Add walnuts and raisins at the beginning of the fruit/nut beep cycle.

Reviews

[twissis]

Made for ZWT-8 because my DH loves homemade bread more than anything else he eats. I did leave out the raisins & walnuts due to DH's diet restrictions. All that said, we were of 2 minds when he said to my surprise that he favoured the savoury variety of breads. While I like both varieties, I was thrilled w/this bread & felt it was the best loaf of bread I'd ever made. The aroma of the cinnamon & nutmeg while baking & the taste of the buttered bread warm from the ABM were beyond divine! I did have a prob w/its texture. The bread is so light & airy that I couldn't get a uniform slice for toast. The bread fell apart in cloud-like pieces that I scooped up & devoured. I did have a bit more luck after I cut the loaf in half as you will see in the pic. Thx for sharing this recipe w/us. It will be made again, if only for me. :-)

 

[Iceland]

I used whole wheat flour, no egg and orange 1/2 orange juice instead of milk to make it lactose free. It worked really great and the bread came out fluffy and soft. It is not too sweet, just perfect. I liked it fresh with butter or cheese, it smells so nice! DH liked it also. I am not sure we will have some left for french toast but i love the idea!<br/>Made during Ramadan Tag Game 2010

 

[najwa]

This is an excellent recipe, not just good as I previously wrote. The nutmeg flavor is wonderful! I forgot to add the raisins and walnuts but I know how much better it would be with them! I will be making this often! Thanks!

 

[Daydream]

This is a delicious bread, and the first "non-Breville machine recipe" I have made. I made a couple of slight changes to the ingredients: instead of milk, I used water and 1 1/2 tablespoons milk powder, and I substituted sultanas (golden raisins) for raisins. I also added 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (as every recipe in my bread machine book has salt!). BTW, I did add the walnuts - yum!! It took me a while to re-order the ingredients as stipulated by my Breville, but then, I am pedantic, whereas it would probably have been fine to throw in all the liquids, followed by all the dry goods. I will surely make this bread again and again - I am thinking of using it for Bread Pudding in the Microwave #28954. It would also be great, as Cookgirl suggests, for French Toast. Today I requested Mr Garrett's bread recipe books at my local library ;-)

 

[Bev in NY]

Wonderful dense crumb on this bread! The only problem was we didn't have any left over for french toast! Now I have to make another loaf. The only changes I made were for high altitude - less yeast, a little more liquid, and a teaspoon of gluten.