Orange Bread Recipe | Bread Machine Recipes

This bread machine orange bread recipe makes a lovely, aromatic bread that’s perfect for your breakfast toast.  The bread is soft, but firm.  AND it’s delicious!

Last Updated July 23, 2026  – Originally Published May 31 2009

This orange bread recipe is one of the first bread machine recipes I ever made.  It’s fun to look back on those early days. When I first got my bread machine, I was fascinated watching the dough mix and knead through the little window on top.

This bread machine orange bread recipe makes a lovely, aromatic bread that’s perfect for your breakfast toast.  The orange flavor isn’t overpowering.  The crust on the top of the loaf is flaky and the bread is soft, but firm.  It’s delicious!

Orange Zest

This recipe calls for orange zest.  

In talking with people I’m always surprised at how many people don’t have zesters.  They’ll use a potato peeler or a cheese grater and it’s not an easy process. 

I found it’s well worth it to get a proper zester.  It saves you tons of time and trouble instead of trying to zest with a potato peeler.

The only problem is that once you’ve used one of these, there’s no going back.  Potato peelers are fine for potatoes.  Cheese graters are great for cheese.  But for orange and lemon rinds, you need a zester.

Updated Recipe

I first added this recipe to the site in 2009.  In 2026 I made two changes:

• Doubled the amount of orange zest from 1 teaspoon to 2 teaspoons.
• Changed the milk amount to 1 1/3 cups plus 1 Tablespoon of milk.  

Making Orange Bread

This makes a two-pound loaf of bread. Use the basic setting with medium crust.

Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first. With my machine, I add the liquids first.

Bread Machine Diva Tip:  The recipe calls for a beaten egg. I like to measure the milk into a measuring cup first, then add the egg and beat it right in the cup. That helps distribute the egg evenly throughout the dough.

Check the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. By that I mean, pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball. 

If it’s too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right.  If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.

Orange Bread Recipe – Two Pound Loaf

Again, this makes a two-pound loaf of bread. Use the basic setting with medium crust.

1 1/3 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon milk
1 Egg, beaten
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 teaspoon orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
3 Tablespoons Sugar
4 1/4 C. Bread Flour
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

See below for metric measurements, as well as nutrition information, for this orange bread recipe for the bread machine.

• 1 1/3 Cups (315.45 ml) Milk
• 1 Tablespoon Milk (Listed separately because the recipe software requires two lines.)
• 1 Egg beaten
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2 teaspoon Orange Zest add more zest for a stronger orange flavor
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 3 Tablespoons Sugar
• 4 1/4 Cups (531.25 g) Bread Flour
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

• This makes a two-pound loaf of bread. Use the basic setting.

• Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first. With my machine, I add the liquids first.

• Bread Machine Diva Tip:  The recipe calls for a beaten egg. I like to measure the milk into a measuring cup first, then add the egg and beat it right in the cup. That helps distribute the egg evenly throughout the dough.

• Check the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. By that I mean, pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball.

• If it’s too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right. If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.

Use the basic setting with medium crust.
This recipe was developed and tested using US customary measurements. Metric measurements are calculated automatically.

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 0.4mg

 

All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.