Ingredients
⅓ cup milk, room temperature2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp, cut into ½-inch pieces1 large egg, room temp2 teaspoons orange zest½ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons granulated sugar2 cups bread flour¾ teaspoon anise seed¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg1¾ teaspoons yeast, active dry, instant or bread machine½ cup mixed fruit (both dried and candied citrus)
Preparation
Place the milk, butter, egg(s), zest, salt, sugar, bread flour, anise seed, nutmeg and yeast, in the order listed, in the bread pan fitted with the kneading paddle. Secure the bread pan in the Cuisinart® Automatic Bread Maker. Press the menu button to select the Sweet program. Press loaf size and crust color buttons to select both size and crust preference. Press Start/Stop to mix, knead, rise, and bake. When the mix-in tone sounds, add the mixed fruit. If desired, when paddle signal sounds remove dough and kneading paddle, reshape dough and replace in bread pan. When the cycle is complete, remove the bread pan from the machine and transfer bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
