New Years Bread

Serves:

Ingredients:

2 ea Starter
1/2 pt Salt
3 pt Sugar
2 ea Eggs;beaten
1/2 ea Butter;melted
1/2 pt Cinnamon
1 ea Orange rind;grated
3 ea Flour;white
1 ea Almonds;split

Method:

1 ea Egg;beaten add salt, sugar, eggs, melted butter and orange rind to starter and mix well.
Add the flour to the culture one cup at a time till to stiff to mix by hand.
turn out and knead till satiny.
Shape into a round loaf.
Place on a greased baking sheet and let rise 1 to 2 hours till doubled in bulk.
Glaze surface with beaten egg and sprinkle with split almonds.
Bake 375 for 45 to 50 minutes.
ool on a wire rack.