Ingredients
2 Orange Peals
1 Cup Water
2 Cups Sugar
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Cup Milk
3 Cups Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Preparation
Mince 2 orange peels very fine add to 1 cup water and simmer slowly for 15 minutes. Add 2 Cups Sugar and Simmer 30 Minutes. Add 2 Tablespoons Butter and set aside to cool.
In a separate bowl: 1 Cup Milk 1 Egg beat together and sift in: 3 Cups Flour 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Salt Mix well.
Add orange peel mixture and mix throughly.
Pour into greased bread pans (I prefer the mini-loaf style pans) Let stand 25 minutes Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until it begins to pull away from the edges of the pan and a cake tester comes out clean.
Freezes well if sealed.