Orange Poppy Seed Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups water
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, cubed
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon poppy seed
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
3/4 teaspoon fast-rising active dry yeast (instant) or 3/4 teaspoon bread machine yeast

Preparation

Remove baking pan from large (1-1/2- to 2-lb/750 g to I kg) bread machine.
Add to pan (in order) water, orange rind, sugar, butter, salt, flour, poppy seeds, and cardamom (if using).
Sprinkle yeast over top, making sure it does not touch liquid.
According to manufacturer's instructions, choose basic or regular/light setting.
When baked, immediately remove pan from machine; shake loaf from pan.
Let cool completely on rack.