Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 egg
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 4 tbsp melted butter
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp powdered milk
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tbsp grated orange zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup water (*minus 1 tbsp)
  • 3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp bread maker yeast
  • 1 cup raisins (washed)
  • 3 egg whites (beaten)
  • 3 large tomato juice (48 oz /1.36 L) or 5- 500 g/l lb coffee tins
  • ¼ cup shortening

Instruction

  • In a small bowl, beat egg, egg yolks, butter, sugar, salt, milk powder, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla. Pour into the bread maker. Add 1 cup water, minus 1 tbsp.
  • Add flour, then form a small crater with your finger in the top of the flour and pour yeast into this crater. *Do not dig the hole so deep that the liquid comes through; make sure the yeast ONLY touches the flour and not any of the liquid
  • Set bread machine on dough cycle and when ‘add fruit/ingredients’ signal goes off, add raisins.
  • When dough cycle is complete (usually about 1 hours and 20 minutes in the bread maker), remove from bread machine.
  • Prepare 3 juice tins (I use 48 oz /1.36 L tomato juice tins)  by greasing generously with shortening and divide dough into 3 balls. Place balls into 3 juice tins and let rise until double in bulk (in warm place). (about 45 mins- 1 hour)
  • Beat egg whites until foamy and brush tops of loaves.
  • Bake on low rack of oven on 375 degrees F for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden brown on top (if loaves are browning too fast, cover with aluminum foil)
  • Check for doneness: The old-fashioned way: Remove from oven and knock on the bottom of the tin with your knuckles. If done, it will sound hollow when tapped.The best way: use a thermometer to assess the doneness of breads, freeform loaves, and soft rolls. A temperature of 190°F at the center will yield bread that's fully baked.  I use this instant read thermometer- (affiliate link) -it's great for everything food related!
  • Remove loaves from oven, cool slightly and remove from tins onto pillows covered with tea towels.
  • Slice in rounds and serve with butter, if desired.