🇰🇪Easy Orange Bread Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil reduces saturated fat while still providing moisture.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories and can be used for moisture.

orange marmalade

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: orange jelly

Fruit preserves offer a similar taste with less sugar.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed and has a lower glycemic index.

In a bowl, mix orange zest and sugar to extract the orange oil from the zest.

Add oil and optional honey to the mixture.

Pour in orange juice, mixing well.

Add all-purpose flour and yeast, mixing until a shaggy dough forms.

Add salt and mix again.

Transfer the dough to a mixer and knead for 5 to 8 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Use the slap and fold method during kneading for high hydration doughs.

Place the sticky dough in a greased bowl and let it rise for about an hour until doubled in size.

Once risen, punch down the dough to release air.

Shape the dough to fit your loaf tin, ensuring it is the same size as the tin.

Place the shaped dough in a greased loaf tin.

Bake the bread for about 30 to 45 minutes, checking for doneness based on your oven.

Brush the bread with butter immediately after removing it from the oven.

Let the bread cool before serving.

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