Ingredients
¾ cup milk, room temperature⅓ cup unsalted butter, room temp, cut into ½-inch pieces2 large eggs, room temp2 teaspoons lemon zest¾ teaspoon salt¼ cup granulated sugar3 cups + 2 tablespoons bread flour1 teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon ground nutmeg1¾ teaspoons yeast, active dry, instant or bread machine½ cup raisins½ cup slivered almonds
Preparation
Place the milk, butter, egg(s), zest, salt, sugar, bread flour, cinnamon, 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 raisins and almonds. 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.
