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Grandma-Ag's Orange Bread - This bread is a fond memory of my childhood, visiting Agnes Frances Primm, my Grandma-Ag. As a young adult, I tried to duplicate the recipe, and unable, I went back and begged her for the secrets of it. When I asked her how long it had taken to develop the tricky recipe, she flattened my ego by telling me she'd gotten it out of a magazine years before!
I like to make it for Christmas.

Ingredients

List 1

• 1 cup grated orange peel
• ½ cup white sugar

List 2

• 1 beaten egg
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 Tablespoons melted butter or margarine
• 3½ tsp baking powder
• 2½ cups white all-purpose flour
• 1¼ cups milk
• ½ tsp salt

Procedure

1. Cover grated orange peel with water and boil 5 minutes.
2. Drain and rinse, discarding water.
3. Barely cover with cold water, about ¼ cup.
4. Add ½ cup sugar and cook until peel is tender and water is cooked away; cool.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (~175°C).
6. Mix thoroughly all items under List 2.
7. Add cooled peel to this mixture and
8. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) pan.
9. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out dry when inserted in the loaf.

Notes, tips, and variations

• Good warm and plain, or toasted and buttered.