Cinnamon Raisin Bread

I hadn’t made cinnamon raisin bread for a while and one day I decided I was really wanting some. It just so happened I had some raisins in the pantry – so away I went. After I was finished and savored several slices of warm bread I thought – why on earth haven’t I put this on my blog? So here it is

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

adapted from All Recipes

• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 tbsp. active dry yeast
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 8 cups all-purpose flour (mix in some whole wheat if you like)
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions:

1. Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Once it’s foamy and making bubbles, mix in the eggs, sugar, butter,  salt, 2 tsp. cinnamon and raisins. Add the warm milk. Gradually add the flour until a dough forms.
2. Knead, adding flour as needed, until it’s smooth and elastic-y.
3. Place the dough in a very large greased mixing bowl, turning it once to coat all sides. Cover with a cloth and let it rise for 1 hour. It should be about double in size.
4. While it’s rising, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
5. Roll out the dough in a long rectangle, about an inch thick. Brush the dough lightly with melted butter then sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar over the whole thing.
6. Roll it up tightly (forming a very long log) and pinch the dough together to seal it. Gently cut it into 3 equal loaves. (Alternatively, you could separate the dough into 3 equal pieces before rolling it out. Doing it all at once is easier for me though). Pinch together the ends that you cut open and place each loaf in a greased loaf pan.
7. Cover the pans with the same cloth and let them rise about another 30 minutes. They should rise about an inch above the rim of the pans.
8. Bake them for 25-30 minutes (I do 27 minutes), or until they are golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped.
9. Brush tops with butter if you wish (I do).

Enjoy! And as always, feel free to email me with any questions! domesticcents (at) gmail (dot) com

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