Cranberry Orange Pecan Bread

It's a dreary, cold, gray Saturday ~ a good day for freshly baked bread.

I dusted off the breadmaker, pulled out a new recipe, and checked for ingredients. I had everything needed. 

A few hours later, here's the result:

Cranberry Orange Pecan Bread

Pour 3/4 cup water, 1/2 cup orange juice, and 1 egg into the bread machine.

Add 4 1/2 cups bread flour, 2 Tablespoons nonfat dry milk, 1/4 cup sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons rapid-rise dry yeast.

Start the machine on the basic setting, medium crust.

After the first kneading, add 1 tablespoon orange zest, 1/2 cup craisins (dried cranberries), and 3 tablespoons chopped pecans.

The aroma as it's baking is amazing, take my word for it. We enjoyed the finished product with butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

This first-time attempted recipe is a keeper! (I won't need another gray day to make this again.)