Ingredients

• 1/3 cup water (75-85 degrees)
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup butter, softened and cut into pieces
• Grated peel of 1 orange
• juice of 1/2 orange
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon masticha ground fine
• 4-4 1/2 cups of bread flour (or
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons yeast
• egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water)

Directions

1. In the bread pan of the bread machine, place water, milk, eggs, butter, orange peel and juice, sugar, flour, salt and masticha (ground

2. fine)

3. Make a small indentation in one side of the flour

4. Mix a few tablespoons of hot water with the yeast, until thoroughly dissolved and place in the indentation, being sure it does not come into contact with the liquid ingredients

5. Insert bread pan into breadmaker and close lid

6. select program, If it has a sweet bread option, choose it, otherwise use the basic cycle

7. Choose medium for the crust color

8. Before the bread is completely baked

9. about 10 minutes before baking cycle ends, use a pastry brush to lightly brush the top of the loaf with the egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired

10. When the bread has completely finished baking, remove bread pan and gently loosen the sides of pan with a spatula

11. Turn bread upside down onto a wire cooling rack and gently shake until the bread falls out onto the rack

12. Turn bread right side up

13. Allow to cool 20 minutes

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