Pam'S Orange Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 oranges (to make 3/4 c. orange peel and 1 1/3 c. juice)
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. water
1/4 c. butter or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
4 c. all-purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan.
Add orange slivers and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and syrup boils.
Lower heat and continue to cook for 8 minutes.
Add butter and stir until melted. Cool slightly.
Add reserved orange juice and eggs.
Add dry ingredients to sugar-syrup mixture and mix until flour mixture is blended.
Do not overmix.