Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 place water, milk, shortening, salt, flour, sugar and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• 2 select cycle; press start.
• 3 if your machine has a fruit setting, add the raisins at the signal, or about 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.
• 4 take dough out after first kneading cycle has finished.
• 5 (if you don't have a bread machine just knead by hand for a good 10 min, or until throughoully combined).
• 6 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out into a rectangle.
• 7 spread dough with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• 8 roll dough, and divide into two parts.
• 9 place loaves in two lightly greased 9x5 inch bread pans.
• 10 cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• 11 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 12 brush tops of risen loaves with melted butter and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until crust is brown and loaves sound hollow when tapped.